Biodiversity+Hotspot

==** Biodiversity Hotspots ** (Pairs) Find out what criteria a geographic area must meet in order to be considered a biodiversity hotspot. Then, look at the list below to find a hotspot. From your research, ==
 * == include information about how this hotspot meets the criteria ==
 * == describe what is being done to this particular area ==
 * == location of the hotspot and type of ecosystems found there ==
 * == a description of at least one endemic plant species and one animal species found there (try [] ) ==
 * == a general description of its socio-economic conditions ==
 * == human induced and/or natural reasons why species biodiversity is decreasing in that region ==

List of Student Selected Locations:

 * 1) Atlantic Forest: Brooke, The Gins
 * 2) California Floristic Province: Sam, Hannah M
 * 3) Cape Floristic Region:
 * 4) Caribbean Islands: SS, Patriot Pal, Nikki, Gabrielle
 * 5) Caucasus: Gaby G, Erin
 * 6) Cerrado
 * 7) Chilean Winter Rainfall-Valdivian Forests: Gabi P, Kevin
 * 8) Coastal Forests of Eastern Africa:
 * 9) East Melanesian Islands: Antonella
 * 10) Eastern Afromontane:
 * 11) Guinean Forests of West Africa:
 * 12) Himalaya: Zac, Mia, Eric, Paul
 * 13) Horn of Africa: Hannah, Brittani
 * 14) Indo-Burma:
 * 15) Irano-Anatolian:
 * 16) Japan: Louisiana, Melissa, Vaughn, Mohamed
 * 17) Madagascar and its Neighboring Ocean Islands: Harrison, Joe, Jenna, Jordan
 * 18) Madrean Pine-Oak Woodlands:
 * 19) Maputaland-Pondoland-Albany:
 * 20) Mediterranean Basin: Boris
 * 21) Mesoamerica:
 * 22) Mountains of Central Asia:
 * 23) Mountains of Southwest China:
 * 24) New Caledonia:
 * 25) New Zealand: Justin, Ashley, Bill, Alastair
 * 26) Philippines: Jordan, Suzanne, Janelle, Pauline