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(C) : Hotspots are areas with high density of biodiversity or megadiversity which are also the most threatened ones.Ecologically,hotspots are determin

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Western Ghats have a very high degree of species richness and endemism.

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(C) : Hotspots are areas with high density of biodiversity or megadiversity which are also the most threatened ones.Ecologically,hotspots are determined by four factors: number of species/species diversity,degree of endemism,degree of threat to habitat due to its degradation and fragmentation,and degree of exploitation.India has three hotspots: Indo-Burma,Himalayas,and Western Ghats-Sri Lanka.India is a country of megadiversity with $2.4\%$ of the global land area and having $8.1\%$ of global biodiversity.Major centers of biodiversity include Agasthyamalai hills,Silent Valley,and Anamalai reserve.There is a high degree of endemism as well as richness of species of flowering plants,amphibians,reptiles,some mammals,and butterflies in the Western Ghats.

Select the correct statement about biodiversity.

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