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When examining global biodiversity hotspots, the Western Ghats mountain chain of India is internationally recognized alongside which other major tropical forest region for its exceptionally high levels of endemism and habitat loss?
A. Sri Lanka and the Western Ghats hotspot region✓ Correct Answer
B. The Boreal Taiga forest of northern Siberia
C. The Laurentian mixed forest belt of eastern Canada
D. The Pampas grassland plains of central Argentina
💡 Solution & Explanation
The Western Ghats and Sri Lanka together constitute one of the globally recognized biodiversity hotspots designated by Conservation International due to high endemic plant and animal species coupled with severe habitat fragmentation. Boreal taiga forests have low plant species diversity and are not classified as tropical hotspots. Laurentian mixed forests belong to the temperate biome. Pampas grasslands represent temperate agricultural plains. Protecting these hotspots is vital for global ecological conservation.
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