For the new topic under study for Unit 3 ('Biodiversity Under Threat'), you will need to have some understanding of these 'hotspots' - what they are, where they are located and why they are vulnerable to change due to man's activities. Some personal research is necessary: a good starting point is the website for Conservation International's 'Center for Applied Biodiversity Science', accessed here. Get some general information about 'hotspots', then choose a specific one and research its location, what special species it contains, and why it is threatened. For example, look at the New Caledonia hotspot... whose 'Crested Gecko' is illustrated on the right.
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