Notable examples of multiple speciation in one site
Connected Sites
Site | Rationale | Link |
Alejandro de Humboldt National Park | Flora | |
Central Amazon Conservation Complex | "The water bodies existing in these reserves (Mamirau? and Amana)contain 64 species of electric fishes in seven families, including 3 species new to science, which represent the highest known diversity of this unique group of organisms in the world, with a level of radiation and adaptation akin to that of cichlids in the Rift Valley of Africa" | |
Galapagos Islands | Finches | |
Jeju | "A. koreana thrives in vast areas, and shows great genetic variation in the color of cones, and thus Jeju Island serves as a valuable source of research regarding the speciation of the conifer species. A. koreana is registered as a 'Red Listed' endangered plant species (LR/nt; ver 2.3, 1994) at the IUCN." - Nomination File | |
Lake Malawi | Cichlids |
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