In this post, you will learn what is Megadiversity.
The warm and humid tropical regions (उष्णकटिबंधीय क्षेत्र) of the earth lying between the Tropic of Cancer (कर्क रेखा) and the Tropic of Capricorn have a rich diversity of life, example ; plants, animals and microorganisms. These regions together are called Megadiversity (मेगाडायवर्सिटी) centres. They contain more than half biodiversity (जैव विविधता) of the world. These megadiversity centres are:
1. Brazil
2. Columbia
3. Equador
4. Peru
5. Mexico
6. Zaire
7. Madagascar
8. Australia
9. China
10. Indonesia
11. Malaysia
12. India
India contains about 8% of total species (प्रजातियां) found on the earth.
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