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Biodiversity for UPSC
Protected areas, biodiversity hotspots, conventions and conservation.
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Prelims fact sheets
Delhi Ridge: Aravalli Extension, Location and Ecological Importance
The Delhi Ridge connects ancient Aravalli geology with today's urban conservation questions. Place it correctly, distinguish a ridge from a river plain and understand its ecological role.
Study library notes
- Genetic diversityEnvironment
- Species diversityEnvironment
- Ecosystem diversityEnvironment
- EndemismEnvironment
- HotspotsEnvironment
- Keystone speciesEnvironment
- Flagship speciesEnvironment
- Indicator speciesEnvironment
- Invasive alien speciesEnvironment
- ExtinctionEnvironment
- IUCN categoriesEnvironment
- Biodiversity lossEnvironment
- Habitat fragmentationEnvironment
- National parksEnvironment
- Wildlife sanctuariesEnvironment
- Biosphere reservesEnvironment
- Tiger reservesEnvironment
- Elephant reservesEnvironment
- Ramsar sitesEnvironment
- Conservation reservesEnvironment
- Community reservesEnvironment
- Marine protected areasEnvironment
- Eco-sensitive zonesEnvironment
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