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MADAGASCAR AND THE INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS

MADAGASCAR AND THE INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS. OLUWASEYI AKINSOLA ANJALI SIVENDRA YANIQUE BELL ABIJAH MINTON. What makes Madagascar and the Indian Ocean Islands a Hotspot. Hotspot Criteria:. Madagascar and the Indian Ocean Islands:. At least 1,500 endemic species of vascular plants

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MADAGASCAR AND THE INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS

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  1. MADAGASCAR AND THE INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS OLUWASEYI AKINSOLA ANJALI SIVENDRA YANIQUE BELL ABIJAH MINTON

  2. What makes Madagascar and the Indian Ocean Islands a Hotspot Hotspot Criteria: Madagascar and the Indian Ocean Islands: At least 1,500 endemic species of vascular plants At least 70% of its original habitat is gone At least 13,000 species of vascular plants and 90% (11,700 species) are endemic About 17% of its original habitat remains in Madagascar Islands have lost about 80% of their original habitat The center of Madagascar where there are a few remaining trees from a once flourishing evergreen forest.

  3. Unique Biodiversity • Plants: • 13,000 species; 90% endemic • Baobab (aka bottle tree) • - 8 species – 6 are endemic to Madagascar • Vertebrates: • Birds: Over 300 species; 60% endemic 55 endemic species are threatened, 32 already extinct • Mammals: About 90% endemic –Well-known for 72 kinds of lemurs that inhabit trees like the bottle tree • Reptiles and Amphibians: 3 epidemic species; popular diversity of chameleons and gorgeous tomato frog • Fishes: about 100 endemic species; mostly freshwater • Invertebrates: • 80% endemic • Ex.: terrestrial snails, scorpions, spiders, tiger beetles and giant tenebrionid beetle • Seychelles Island is home to the largest millipede and the largest terrestrial invertebrate, the coconut crab

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