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Congruence of Endemism among Four Global Biodiversity Hotspots in India


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1 Centre for Oceans, Rivers, Atmosphere and Land Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 721 302, India
2 International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, Hyderabad 502 324, India
 

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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Authors

V. S. Chitale
Centre for Oceans, Rivers, Atmosphere and Land Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 721 302, India
M. D. Behera
Centre for Oceans, Rivers, Atmosphere and Land Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 721 302, India
P. S. Roy
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, Hyderabad 502 324, India

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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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv118%2Fi1%2F9-9