Question
Biology Question on Conservation of Biodiversity
The concept of Hot-Spot was first introduced by
A
Mayer
B
Simpson
C
Myers
D
David
Answer
Myers
Explanation
Solution
The concept of hotspots was introduced by Norman Myers (1988), who initially identified 12 hotspots. Today the number of hotspots identified by ecologists is 34 covering an area less than 2% of land surface with about 20% of human population living there.