Global hotspots of species richness are not congruent with endemism or threat

C. David L. Orme, Richard G. Davies, Malcolm Burgess, Felix Eigenbrod, Nicola Pickup, Valerie A. Olson, Andrea J. Webster, Tzung-Su Ding, Pamela C. Rasmussen, Robert S. Ridgely, Ali J. Stattersfield, Peter M. Bennett, Tim M. Blackburn, Kevin J. Gaston and Ian P. F. Owens ()
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C. David L. Orme: Division of Biology
Richard G. Davies: University of Sheffield
Malcolm Burgess: Division of Biology
Felix Eigenbrod: Division of Biology
Nicola Pickup: Division of Biology
Valerie A. Olson: Zoological Society of London
Andrea J. Webster: University of Birmingham
Tzung-Su Ding: National Taiwan University
Pamela C. Rasmussen: Michigan State University Museum and Department of Zoology
Robert S. Ridgely: Academy of Natural Sciences
Ali J. Stattersfield: BirdLife International, Wellbrook Court, Girton
Peter M. Bennett: Zoological Society of London
Tim M. Blackburn: University of Birmingham
Kevin J. Gaston: University of Sheffield
Ian P. F. Owens: Division of Biology

Nature, 2005, vol. 436, issue 7053, 1016-1019

Abstract: Biodiversity runs hot and cold Although biodiversity hotspots are central to many conservation strategies, a key assumption, that areas ‘hot’ for one aspect of diversity are hot for others, is untested. A new study addresses this question on a global level and shows that this is not the case: different types of hotspot are in found in different areas. For birds, the mountains of South America and Africa are hotspots of species richness, yet the hotspots of extinction risk are on the islands of New Zealand, Madagascar and the Philippines. Conservation strategy therefore needs to be based on multiple measures of diversity.

Date: 2005
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