biodiversity hotspot-japan by Jennifer Luo

Endemic plants and animals

jluo16 — 2014-05-18 17:53:08 UTC

A third of Japan’s plants are endemic. There are 13 endemic species of birds, a few of them are threatened by logging. 45 mammal species are endemic. 30 endemic species of reptiles, 44 endemic of amphibians

- 34.89% of the 5,600 species of plants are endemic

Human Impacts

jluo16 — 2014-05-18 17:54:16 UTC

-Large population lives in small area(127.5 million people in 70% land)

-Only 20% of original vegetation is untouched, only 17% of that is protected (.034 of original land protected)

-Increasing leisure industries caused forests to be cleared for ski resorts and golf courses

Conservation Actions

jluo16 — 2014-05-18 17:54:37 UTC

-Japan is a significant member in international biodiversity conservation

-28 national parks (wildlife protection areas)

-2 National world heritage sites

-Japanese government is a partner in Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, providing $125 million over 5 years

Stats

jluo16 — 2014-05-18 17:55:04 UTC

-around 6400 species living in the Hot Spot

-over 2000 of those species are endemic to Japan

Overview- Japan

jluo16 — 2014-05-18 17:55:39 UTC

- Hotspot is located on the mainland and four smaller islands: Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu

- the hotspot originally consisted of about 370,000 km2

- Located over the intersection of three different tectonic plates

- The Hot Spot consists of many volcanoes, mountains, earthquakes, and hot springs.

- widely varying climate ( rain, snow, and dry heat. all annual)

Links

jluo16 — 2014-05-18 18:01:08 UTC

Biodiversity Network Japan

http://www.bdnj.org/index_E.html

Japan Wildlife Conservation Society

http://www.jwcs.org/english/

jluo16 — 2014-05-18 18:04:28 UTC

Shirane-aoi (Glaucidium palmatum)

jluo16 — 2014-05-18 18:07:09 UTC

Endemic plant species

2018-11-01 23:21:57 UTC

2019-07-29 21:55:58 UTC

2020-02-08 04:24:45 UTC