Biodiversity Hotspots in India

Nature generously painted various landscapes throughout our country. Many of these have been identified as “biodiversity hotspots”. The area is rich and diverse in endangered flora and fauna. Officially, 4 out of 36 biodiversity hotspots worldwide are in India. Four hotspots are added to the Sundarbans as well as the grasslands of the Terai Duar Savannah, famous for its characteristic foliage and animals.

• The Himalayas
• The Western Ghats
• The Indo-Burma region
• The Sundaland

The diversity of different species on  Earth is called plant and animal biodiversity. The term biodiversity was given by Walter G. Rosen in 1986 and the literal meaning of the word is biodiversity. Studying the concept of biodiversity involves counting the total number of species living in a particular area. The study of plant and animal diversity will lead to awareness of many organisms and will help conserve endangered species. There is a level of research on biodiversity because the level of research depends on the type of organism that inhabits a particular region of the ecosystem and the region we are looking at. Previously, the term “biodiversity” was used to refer to concepts such as “species abundance” or “species diversity”. Biologists have also referred to biodiversity as “the relationship of genes, species, and ecosystems throughout a particular region”.