Reconsidering biodiversity hotspots based on the rate of historical land-use change

Biodiversity hotspots are conservation priority areas that meet two criteria: they must have lost ≥70% of their primary vegetation, and they must contain ≥1500 endemic vascular plant species. Given the limited time and resources available for conservation and predicted future land-use change, it is necessary for conservation efforts in biodiversity hotspots to become more effective. In this study, we identified regions that have lost ≥70% of...