2019
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Question
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What is the India’s rank in terms of highest number of impacted species in hotspots, as per recent study "Hotspots of human impact on threatened terrestrial vertebrates"?
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16th
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9th
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11th
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20th"
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -India ranks 16th (35 threatened species affected on average). Southeast Asian tropical forests - including those in India’s Western Ghats, Himalaya and north-east - are among the ‘hotspots’ of threatened species.
Detailed explanation-2: -Impacts from human activity on land and in the water can influence ecosystems profoundly. Climate change, ocean acidification, permafrost melting, habitat loss, eutrophication, stormwater runoff, air pollution, contaminants, and invasive species are among many problems facing ecosystems.
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