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The Five Biodiversity Hotspots Of South America
The Amazon rainforest in South America is the world’s largest and most biodiverse tropical rainforest. However, biodiversity in South America is not limited to the Amazon river basin. In fact, South America has five biodiversity hotspots located outside the Amazon rainforest region. A biodiversity hotspot is a biogeographic region with a great diversity of flora and fauna that is at risk of destruction. South America’s five biodiversity hotspots are highlighted below.
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