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biodiversity hotspot en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌbaɪoʊdəˌvɚsəti ˈhɑtˌspɑt/ (General-American)
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• [-ɾi] (General-American)
• /ˌbaɪə(ʊ)daɪˌvɜːsɪti ˈhɒtˌspɒt/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From biodiversity + hotspot. The word hotspot to describe such regions appears to have been first used by the British environmentalist Norman Myers (1934–2019) in a 1988 article in The Environmentalist.

Meanings

1. A place with a significant level of biodiversity, particularly if the flora and fauna are threatened with loss of their habitat.
   • Conservationists are far from able to assist all species under threat, if only for lack of funding. This places a premium on priorities: how can we support the most species at the least cost? One way is to identify ‘biodiversity hotspots’ where exceptional concentrations of endemic species are undergoing exceptional loss of habitat. 2000 February 24, Norman Myers, Russell A[lan] Mittermeier, Cristina G[oettsch] Mittermeier, Gustavo A. B. da Fonseca, Jennifer Kent, “Biodiversity Hotspots for Conservation Priorities”, in Nature, volume 403, number 6772, London: Nature Research, →DOI, →ISSN, →OCLC, abstract, page 853:

Forms

Synonyms

hotspot · hot spot

Translations (35)

da hotspot (place with a significant level of biodiversity) · et elurikkuse tulipunkt (place with a significant level of biodiversity) · eo biodiverseco-riĉajejo (place with a significant level of biodiversity) · ru оча́г биоразнообразия (place with a significant level of biodiversity) · ml മഹാവൈവിധ്യപ്രദേശങ്ങൾ (place with a significant level of biodiversity) · it punto caldo di biodiversità (place with a significant level of biodiversity) · kn ಜೀವವೈವಿಧ್ಯದ ಸೂಕ್ಷ್ಮ ಪ್ರದೇಶಗಳು (place with a significant level of biodiversity) · fi luonnon monimuotoisuuden keskittymä (place with a significant level of biodiversity) · hi जैवविविधता हॉटस्पॉट (place with a significant level of biodiversity) · he נקודה חמה (place with a significant level of biodiversity) · eo biodiverseco-varmpunkto (place with a significant level of biodiversity) · ja 生物多様性ホットスポット (place with a significant level of biodiversity) · ja ホットスポット (place with a significant level of biodiversity) · fr point chaud de biodiversité (place with a significant level of biodiversity) · ur حیاتی تنوع علاقہ (place with a significant level of biodiversity) · pt hotspot de biodiversidade (place with a significant level of biodiversity) · cmn 生物多樣性熱點 /生物多样性热点 (place with a significant level of biodiversity) · ko 생물 다양성 핫스팟 (place with a significant level of biodiversity) · de Biodiversitäts-Hotspot (place with a significant level of biodiversity) · vi điểm nóng về đa dạng sinh học (place with a significant level of biodiversity) · mk биоразно́видно жа́риште (place with a significant level of biodiversity) · bh बायोडायवर्सिटी हॉटस्पॉट (place with a significant level of biodiversity) · id titik panas keanekaragaman hayati (place with a significant level of biodiversity) · et bioloogilise mitmekesisuse tulipunkt (place with a significant level of biodiversity) · es punto caliente (place with a significant level of biodiversity) · cy llecyn cyfoethog o ran bioamrywiaeth (place with a significant level of biodiversity) · sv biologisk hetfläck (place with a significant level of biodiversity) · de Brennpunkt der Biodiversität (place with a significant level of biodiversity) · uk гаря́ча то́чка біорізноманіття (place with a significant level of biodiversity) · ca zona sensible de la biodiversitat (place with a significant level of biodiversity) · nl biodiversiteitshotspot (place with a significant level of biodiversity) · nl hotspot van de biodiversiteit (place with a significant level of biodiversity) · fi monimuotoisuuskeskus (place with a significant level of biodiversity) · pt hotspot ecológico (place with a significant level of biodiversity) · fr zone critique de biodiversité (place with a significant level of biodiversity)

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