Conserving Biodiversity in East African Forests: A Study of the Eastern Arc Mountains

Conserving Biodiversity in East African Forests: A Study of the Eastern Arc Mountains
ISBN-10
3540424296
ISBN-13
9783540424291
Category
Nature
Pages
197
Language
English
Published
2002-02-05
Publisher
Springer Science & Business Media
Authors
W.D. Newmark, William Dubois Newmark

Description

The Eastern Arc Mountains of East Africa are one of the 17 most threatened tropical ecosystems or hotspots worldwide. This is the first book to examine in detail current threats as well as approaches for conserving biological diversity in this global biodiversity hotspot. This volume synthesizes existing information on the biodiversity of the Eastern Arc Mountains, outlines processes that adversely affect this diversity, and suggests potential approaches for promoting its conservation. While the geographic focus of this book is the Eastern Arc forests, the problems, principles, and approaches discussed in relationship to conserving biodiversity have applicability to nearly all tropical forests worldwide.

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