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    have high rates of endemism. The stability of a region's climate and habitat through time may also contribute to high rates of endemism (especially paleoendemism)...
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  • sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Endemism in the Hawaiian Islands" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR...
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  • Sideroxylon marginatum is a species of flowering plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is endemic to the Cape Verde Islands, where it is a mesophytic species...
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    In epidemiology, an infection is said to be endemic in a specific population or populated place when that infection is constantly present, or maintained...
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  • Centres of endemism may overlap with biodiversity hotspots which are biogeographic regions characterized both by high levels of plant endemism and by serious...
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    opposite of endemism is pandemism or cosmopolitanism. A related concept in biogeography is that of oceanic cosmopolitanism and endemism. Rather than...
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    Endem TV Tower is a TV tower in Büyükçekmece, Istanbul, Turkey. It was built between 1998 and 2008, and has a now-closed revolving restaurant 154 m (505 ft)...
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  • providing information about endemism among birds in the world's various zoogeographic zones. For an overview of this subject see Endemism in birds. Japan has...
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    species and high levels of endemism. It is estimated to contain 20 per cent of the world's animal species. High levels of endemism are found on the diverse...
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    (high endemism), approximately 1,500 species of saltwater fishes, 9 species of cyclostomata, and approximately 100–150,000 invertebrates (high endemism)....
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    and species endemism present, particularly in rainforests and seasonal forests. Some examples of important biodiversity and high-endemism ecosystems are...
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    (WWF). The United States is a megadiverse country with a high level of endemism across a wide variety of ecosystems. The United States is unique among...
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    Like its flora, Madagascar's fauna is diverse and exhibits a high rate of endemism. Lemurs have been characterized as "Madagascar's flagship mammal species"...
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  • providing information about endemism among birds in the world's various zoogeographic zones. For an overview of this subject see Endemism in birds. This region...
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    forests (Philippines) Palawan rain forests (Philippines) Centre of endemism Endemism in the Hawaiian Islands "Lowland fynbos and renosterveld". Terrestrial...
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    number of desert ecoregions that have a high degree of biodiversity and endemism: The Nama Karoo of Namibia has the world's richest desert fauna. The Chihuahuan...
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    of species-rich rain forests and natural habitats with high levels of endemism. There are about 8000 species of plants in Guyana, half of which are found...
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    Conservation genetics Conservation-induced extinction Conservation status Endemism Ex-situ conservation Extinction threshold In-situ conservation Latent extinction...
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    The Robberg Nature Reserve and Marine Protected Area is an inshore conservation region in the territorial waters of South Africa, near Plettenberg Bay...
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    Guadalupe Island (Spanish: Isla Guadalupe) is a volcanic island located 241 kilometres (130 nautical miles) off the western coast of Mexico's Baja California...
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  • This article is one of a series providing information about endemism among birds in the world's various zoogeographic zones. Under the most up-to-date...
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    exhibiting great biodiversity. The main criterion for megadiverse countries is endemism at the level of species, genera and families. A megadiverse country must...
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    The Islas San Benito lie in the Pacific Ocean off the west coast of the Mexican state of Baja California, 25 km west of Cedros Island. They are part of...
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    megadiverse country, with some of the world's highest rates of discovery and endemism (67 percent). With an estimated 13,500 plant species in the country (3...
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    regions that display significant habitat loss in the presence of high endemism. According to official statistics, India's forest cover is 713,789 km2...
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    Socorro Island (Spanish: Isla Socorro) is a volcanic island in the Revillagigedo Islands, a Mexican possession lying 600 kilometres (370 mi) off the country's...
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    systems, endemism is high. Species diversity is highest and endemism is lowest in Trinidad, which has a predominantly continental flora. Endemism is highest...
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  • providing information about endemism among birds in the world's various zoogeographic zones. For an overview of this subject see Endemism in birds. No bird families...
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    The fauna of Colombia is characterized by a high biodiversity, with the highest rate of species by area unit worldwide. Colombia has the largest number...
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    The Flora of Colombia is characterized by over 32,000 species of green plants. The national flower of Colombia is the orchid Cattleya trianae which was...
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