many species found in the Western ghats of India are examples of endemism. Endemism is an important concept in conservation biology for measuring biodiversity...
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sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Endemism in the Hawaiian Islands" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR...
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Centres of endemism may overlap with biodiversity hotspots which are biogeographic regions characterized both by high levels of plant endemism and by serious...
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Endem TV Tower is a TV tower in Büyükçekmece, Istanbul, Turkey. It was built between 1998 and 2008, and has a now-closed revolving restaurant 154 m (505 ft)...
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Sideroxylon marginatum (redirect from Marmulan endemism)
Sideroxylon marginatum is a species of flowering plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is endemic to the Cape Verde Islands, where it is a mesophytic species...
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Endemic (epidemiology) (redirect from Endemism (epidemiology))
In epidemiology, an infection is said to be endemic in a specific population or populated place when that infection is constantly present, or maintained...
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exhibiting great biodiversity. The main criterion for megadiverse countries is endemism at the level of species, genera and families. A megadiverse country must...
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providing information about endemism among birds in the world's various zoogeographic zones. For an overview of this subject see Endemism in birds. Japan has...
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providing information about endemism among birds in the world's various zoogeographic zones. For an overview of this subject see Endemism in birds. No bird families...
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(high endemism), approximately 1,500 species of saltwater fishes, 9 species of cyclostomata, and approximately 100–150,000 invertebrates (high endemism)....
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Gastropoda) from Montenegro, with a discussion on gastropod diversity and endemism in Skadar Lake". ZooKeys 281: 69-90. doi:10.3897/zookeys.281.4409 Ministry...
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systems, endemism is high. Species diversity is highest and endemism is lowest in Trinidad, which has a predominantly continental flora. Endemism is highest...
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opposite of endemism is pandemism or cosmopolitanism. A related concept in biogeography is that of oceanic cosmopolitanism and endemism. Rather than...
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species and high levels of endemism. It is estimated to contain 20 per cent of the world's animal species. High levels of endemism are found on the diverse...
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Mbudya Island (section Endemism)
Mbudya Island (Kisiwa cha Mbudya, in Swahili) is a protected, uninhabited island under the Dar es Salaam Marine Reserve with the IUCN category II located...
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providing information about endemism among birds in the world's various zoogeographic zones. For an overview of this subject see Endemism in birds. This region...
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Islas San Benito (section Endemism)
The Islas San Benito lie in the Pacific Ocean off the west coast of the Mexican state of Baja California, 25 km west of Cedros Island. They are part of...
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number of desert ecoregions that have a high degree of biodiversity and endemism: The Nama Karoo of Namibia has the world's richest desert fauna. The Chihuahuan...
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providing information about endemism among birds in the world's various zoogeographic zones. For an overview of this subject see Endemism in birds. This region...
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(WWF). The United States is a megadiverse country with a high level of endemism across a wide variety of ecosystems. The United States is unique among...
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Like its flora, Madagascar's fauna is diverse and exhibits a high rate of endemism. Lemurs have been characterized as "Madagascar's flagship mammal species"...
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Conservation genetics Conservation-induced extinction Conservation status Endemism Ex-situ conservation Extinction threshold In-situ conservation Latent extinction...
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Guadalupe Island (section Endemism)
Guadalupe Island (Spanish: Isla Guadalupe) is a volcanic island located 241 kilometres (130 nautical miles) off the western coast of Mexico's Baja California...
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and species endemism present, particularly in rainforests and seasonal forests. Some examples of important biodiversity and high-endemism ecosystems are...
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regions that display significant habitat loss in the presence of high endemism. According to official statistics, India's forest cover is 713,789 km2...
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of species-rich rain forests and natural habitats with high levels of endemism. There are about 8000 species of plants in Guyana, half of which are found...
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Jose Maria Cardoso; et al. (2005). "The Fate of the Amazonian Areas of Endemism". Conservation Biology. 19 (3): 689–694. Bibcode:2005ConBi..19..689D. doi:10...
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forests (Philippines) Palawan rain forests (Philippines) Centre of endemism Endemism in the Hawaiian Islands "Lowland fynbos and renosterveld". Terrestrial...
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megadiverse country, with some of the world's highest rates of discovery and endemism (67 percent). With an estimated 13,500 plant species in the country (3...
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