Hotspots by Alexander Karr https://padlet.com/alexander_karr_096/53tmkx74rwu4 en-us 2018-11-07 02:25:10 UTC 2025-12-01 19:51:52 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Templeball.png Hotspot Location - Tropical Andes alexander_karr_096 https://padlet.com/alexander_karr_096/53tmkx74rwu4/wish/301308014 2018-11-07 02:27:14 UTC https://padlet.com/alexander_karr_096/53tmkx74rwu4/wish/301308014 Ecosystems in Tropical Andes alexander_karr_096 https://padlet.com/alexander_karr_096/53tmkx74rwu4/wish/301308770 2018-11-07 02:31:35 UTC https://padlet.com/alexander_karr_096/53tmkx74rwu4/wish/301308770 Endemic Animal Species - Yunganastes bisignatus alexander_karr_096 https://padlet.com/alexander_karr_096/53tmkx74rwu4/wish/301309788 2018-11-07 02:37:32 UTC https://padlet.com/alexander_karr_096/53tmkx74rwu4/wish/301309788 Endemic Plant Species - Puya raimondii alexander_karr_096 https://padlet.com/alexander_karr_096/53tmkx74rwu4/wish/301310245 2018-11-07 02:40:15 UTC https://padlet.com/alexander_karr_096/53tmkx74rwu4/wish/301310245 Social-Economic Conditions of the Tropical Andes & Human Impacts alexander_karr_096 https://padlet.com/alexander_karr_096/53tmkx74rwu4/wish/301311359 1. Countries located on hotspot are in transitional phase of development 
2. Large and growing population
3. Increasing Urban development
4. Increasing Infrastructure and transportation(Roads)
5. Hunting and Illegal Trade
6. Overexertion of species]]> 2018-11-07 02:46:18 UTC https://padlet.com/alexander_karr_096/53tmkx74rwu4/wish/301311359 What's being done to protect the hotspot alexander_karr_096 https://padlet.com/alexander_karr_096/53tmkx74rwu4/wish/301312943 1. Development of environmental protection organizations
2. Government Investment into preserving hotspot]]> 2018-11-07 02:55:36 UTC https://padlet.com/alexander_karr_096/53tmkx74rwu4/wish/301312943 Interesting Facts alexander_karr_096 https://padlet.com/alexander_karr_096/53tmkx74rwu4/wish/301313667
1. The Tropical Andes is home to the largest gorge in the world, Canon Del Coca
2. It is also home to the largest navigable lake, Lake Titicaca
3. It houses over 1,700 bird species
4. Over 600 reptiles make their home in the Tropical Andes. 
5. Glacial recession is happening up in the Andes mountains.]]> 2018-11-07 02:59:24 UTC https://padlet.com/alexander_karr_096/53tmkx74rwu4/wish/301313667