Biodiversity Hotspots - Conservation International
These areas are the biodiversity hotspots, 36 regions where success in conserving species can have an enormous impact in securing our global biodiversity. The forests and other remnant habitats in hotspots represent just 2.5% of Earth’s land surface.
Biodiversity Mapping - NYSDEC - New York State Department of ...
Environmental Resource Mapper provides maps of natural resources that are regulated or protected by the state, or are of conservation concern. This includes freshwater wetlands, classified and protected streams, and rare animals and plants.
New York Nature Explorer - NYSDEC - New York State Department …
A Gateway to Biodiversity Information. New York Nature Explorer is an online tool for finding out about the animals, plants and habitats in your neighborhood or in your area of interest. As a gateway to biodiversity information, New York Nature Explorer is intended for: landowners and land managers; citizens; municipal officials, planners ...
Map of Biodiversity Importance - NatureServe
When most people think about biodiversity hotspots, they envision lush rainforests like the Amazon basin, or coral reefs in tropical coastal oceans. But most people do not realize that globally significant biodiversity exists right here in the United States.
Biodiversity hotspots - Worldmapper
The hotspots of biodiversity identified by Conservation International aim to draw a picture of the richest and the most threatened reservoirs of plant and animal life on earth. Shown in this map are the major biodiversity hotspot regions in relation to the global population distribution.
Map | Nature Map Explorer
Nature Map Explorer provides a set of integrated global maps on biodiversity and ecosystems services based on the best available scientific data. This geoportal has been specifically designed to allow users to explore and provide feedback on set of …
Mapping the World's Biodiversity
Explore the variety of life with the latest biodiversity maps, including birds, mammals, amphibians, and marine species. GIS data available.
Biodiversity Hotspots and WWF Global 200 Ecoregions
2011年4月11日 · This map shows some biodiversity hotspots in portions North and Southern America from the two global datasets.
Biodiversity Hotspots Revisited, Conservation International, 2011
2013年7月12日 · The biodiversity hotspots are regions known to hold especially high numbers of species found nowhere else, yet their remaining habitat combined covers a little more than two percent of Earth's land surface.
Bio-diversity Threats: Maps of Species Hotspots - Science Atlas
2021年10月29日 · Biodiversity hotspots are locations with many endemic, native species that are highly threatened. Learn how do we determine which places on Earth require the greatest attention and highest conservation priorities.
Biodiversity hotspots - ArcGIS
2015年3月24日 · First defined in 1988 by scientist Norman Myers, biodiversity hotspots are areas characterized by high levels of endemic plants coupled with significant habitat loss. Specifically, a region must meet the following criteria to achieve …
National Biogeographic Map | U.S. Geological Survey - USGS.gov
2019年3月12日 · The National Biogeographic Map (NBM) is a project of the Core Science Systems Mission Area. The project’s goal is to provide a platform for analysis of questions about what species are where, how well protected they are, how vulnerable they are to stressors, and what management options will have the greatest benefit for conservation of ...
Biodiversity Hotspots 2016 - Data Basin
2021年10月28日 · There are currently 36 recognized biodiversity hotspots. These are Earth’s most biologically rich—yet threatened—terrestrial regions. 1. Contain at least 1,500 species of vascular plants found nowhere else on Earth (known as "endemic" species). 2. Have lost at least 70 percent of its primary native vegetation.
Global Biodiversity Hotspots
Explore biodiversity hotspots with an interactive map! These crucial regions, covering just over 2% of Earth's land, host high concentrations of unique species.
World Maps - Biological Hotspots
The hotspots comprise 391 ecoregions and of these, only 170 have reached or surpassed the 17% target (IUCN categories I-VI, plus NA lands). 221 have not. There are 422 major cities in the hotspots (over 300,000 inhabitants), 383 of which are forecast to sprawl into extant, high biodiversity habitat.
Biodiversity Hotspots | GEOG 30N: Environment and Society in a …
Even though now hotspots only cover about 2% of the land, 50% of the world's vascular plants and 42% of land vertebrates are endemic to a hotspot. To get a better understanding of the distribution of biodiversity hotspots around the world, please view the following biodiversity hotspots map produced by Conservation International.
These 9 U.S. biodiversity hotspots urgently need protection
2019年11月14日 · A study of the geographic overlap between biodiversity and conservancy identifies nine hotspots that urgently need protection.
This Map Shows Where Biodiversity Is Most at Risk in America
2022年4月18日 · Let your eyes wander to the areas of this map that deepen into red. They are the places in the lower 48 United States most likely to have plants and animals at high risk of …
Explore Hotspots - eBird
The hotspot explorer map displays grid cells or individual birding hotspots depending on how far the map is zoomed. As you zoom in the grid cells become smaller and then switch to individual hotspots.
Biodiversity & Species Conservation - NYSDEC - New York State ...
Learn More about New York's Biodiversity. Available from DEC's Biodiversity Mapping page are two DEC mapping applications, New York Nature Explorer and Environmental Resource Mapper. They provide information on many aspects of the state's biodiversity. How You Can Help Conserve New York's Biodiversity. Volunteer.
National Parks: Hotspots for Amphibian Biodiversity
2025年1月20日 · The kicker—NPS lands make up just 3.5% of the U.S. landbase. This indicates that national parks are already hotspots for amphibian biodiversity. The study has three areas of focus: Diversity Hotspots: identify areas in national parks that have high concentrations of amphibian species.
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