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1 Centre for Oceans, Rivers, Atmosphere and Land Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 721 302, IN
2 International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, Hyderabad 502 324, IN
Source
Current Science, Vol 118, No 1 (2020), Pagination: 9-9
Abstract
Thirty-six global biodiversity hotspots harbour high concentrations of species and endemism1. India accommodates in parts four hotspots, viz. the Himalaya (44.37% of global hotspot), Indo-Burma (5.13%), Sundaland (1.28%) and the Western Ghats (64.95%) that exhibit high levels of floral and faunal diversity. Based on data on endemic plants collected, we present hotspot-wise congruence in plant endemism using field sampling data from 1264, 1114, 78 and 1004 plots in the Himalaya, Indo-Burma, Sundaland and the Western Ghats respectively, using nested quadrates of 0.04 ha laid based on stratified random sampling2.
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