Why are biodiversity hotspots important for conservation? What are the characteristics of biodiversity hotspots?

Species Diversity ... Species diversity refers to the number, types, and distribution of different organisms present in a specific area. It is a fundamental ... The bias in species richness and Shannon information depend on unknown parameters of the species abundance distribution. An unbiased estimator exists only for ... Coral reefs are believed by many to have the highest biodiversity of any ecosystem on the planet—even more than a tropical rainforest. Occupying less than one ... Nov 1, 1974 ... Species Distribution Models: Ecological Explanation and Prediction Across Space and Time Jane Elith, and John R. Leathwick Vol. 40 (2009), pp. 677–697 Relationships between diversity among species and genetic diversity within species are only poorly understood. Levels and patterns of genetic diversity ... May 31, 2017 ... Abstract. Ecological drift causes species abundances to fluctuate randomly, lowering diversity within communities and increasing differences ... Selective logging that is commonly conducted in tropical forests may change tree species diversity. In rarely disturbed tropical forests, locally rare ... Over 21,000 species of animals, plants and fungi have been recorded in the Arctic. A large portion of these are endemic to the Arctic or shared with the boreal ... Jun 24, 2016 ... Effects of microclimate on species diversity and functional traits of corticolous lichens in the Popayan Botanical Garden (Cauca, Colombia). Michael L. Rosenzweig, Species Diversity in Space and Time, 1st Edition, ISBN-13: 978-0883853399, ISBN-10: 0883853396, 4.9 4.9 out of