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The high degree of endemism here is a source of both scientific inspiration and concern, like it is on the Galápagos Islands.

From Science Daily • Feb. 20, 2024

The situation is often even more dire on islands that have a high rate of endemism — species that grow nowhere else in the world — and are cut off from potential refuges.

From Reuters • Dec. 10, 2022

Pyle and Kosaki have long puzzled over such high levels of endemism, which they attribute in part to Hawaii's remoteness.

From Science Magazine • Mar. 2, 2017

Additionally, the rate of endemism is highest, and there are more biodiversity hotspots.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

Regrettably, most species of Damba are on the verge of extinction, perhaps as a result of this strict endemism.

From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2011