Biodiversity hotspots Name: Instructor: Institution: 21st August 2015. Introduction 26) Discuss what we mean by biodiversity hotspots Biodiversity hotspots are the geographical areas that offer support to the natural ecosystems, that are largely intact and where communities and native species associated with these ecosystems coexist. The specific type of habitat may restrict the specific areas that are compared to describe the biodiversity hotspots. These ecosystems include the marine, global, European marine, and estuarine biodiversity hotspots (Marcos et al., 2012). Biodiversity hotspots are areas that are said to be rich in endemic plants that contain a wide variety and diversity of species. Additionally, the hotspot refers to the twenty-five biologically productive areas found around the global that have not less than seventy percent of their original habitat. (John et al., 2007). How do hotspots develop Hotspot development involves identifying the regions within the world where there is an urgent need to address biodiversity loss to guide investments in conservation. Besi