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Biodiversity Hotspots in India

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India is one of the 17 megadiverse countries in the world, and there are four biodiversity hotspots found in India. These are Indo-Burma, Himalaya, Western Ghats-Sri Lanka, and Sundaland. For biological diversity point of view, India is very rich in resources due to its diversified habitat and climatic conditions. India also supports 7.5% of the total animal species of the world. In this chapter, an effort made to compile and provide the detailed account on the vertebrate faunal diversity in the Indian biodiversity hotspots.

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  1. National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management, Anna University Campus, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

    Krishnamoorthy Venkataraman

  2. Zoological Survey of India, Andaman & Nicobar Regional Centre, Port Blair, Andaman & Nicobar Island, India

    Chandrakasan Sivaperuman

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    Krishnamoorthy Venkataraman

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Venkataraman, K., Sivaperuman, C. (2018). Biodiversity Hotspots in India. In: Sivaperuman, C., Venkataraman, K. (eds) Indian Hotspots . Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-6605-4_1

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