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4 days ago · Learn what endemic species are, how they are unique and important for biodiversity, and what threats and strategies they face. Explore examples of endemic species from different regions, such as Madagascar, Galápagos, Australia, Hawaii, and the Himalayas.
3 days ago · Endangered species, any species that is at risk of extinction because of a sudden rapid decrease in its population or a loss of its critical habitat. Previously, any species of plant or animal that was threatened with extinction could be called an endangered species.
4 days ago · Endemic Species - In light of the exclusive nature of endemic species within a certain area, they also serve well as indicators of habitat and ecosystem health. Meanwhile, some species that serve as biodiversity indicators are simply socially constructed symbols:
19 hours ago · For example, Hawaii’s governor designated 2023 as the year of the kāhuli, ... (Branta sandvicensis), a goose species that is endemic to Hawaii.
4 days ago · Biodiversity (or biological diversity) is the variety and variability of life on Earth. It can be measured on various levels. There is for example genetic variability, species diversity, ecosystem diversity and phylogenetic diversity. [1] Diversity is not distributed evenly on Earth.
1 day ago · For example, large-bodied mammals and birds are about three times more likely to be threatened than small-bodied species (Tilman et al., 2017) and low-fertility-preference plant species are more likely to be outcompeted under nitrogen deposition (Isbell et al., 2013), while in the marine environment, calcifying reef-forming corals are more likely to be threatened due to ocean acidification ...
4 days ago · Gopal Murali, Shimon Rachmilevitch & Uri Roll. Nature Ecology & Evolution ( 2024) Cite this article. 4 Altmetric. Metrics. Abstract. Drylands are often overlooked in broad conservation frameworks...
