Hotspots show up in areas that are rich in biodiversity or because they are important for a particularly threatened or rare species. (IMAGE)
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Dr Alison Eyres, a postdoctoral researcher in the University of Cambridge’s Department of Zoology and part of the team, used the metric to generate two maps showing the changes in the probability of terrestrial species extinction across the world in two scenarios. In the first (top), all remaining natural habitat is converted to farmland, and in the second (bottom) all existing farmland is restored to its natural state. The maps highlight the places in the world where mammals, birds, amphibians and reptiles would suffer or benefit the most from these land-use changes - and it’s not evenly spread.
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