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Title

Terrestrial ecoregions of Africa and Madagascar : a conservation assessment / Neil Burgess ... [et al.].

Publication

Washington : Island Press, c2004.

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Additional Authors

• Burgess, Neil D.
• World Wildlife Fund (U.S.)

Description

xxiii, 501 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.); 29 cm.

Summary

"Terrestrial Ecoreglons of Africa and Madagascar provides a blueprint for conservation action and represents an unparalleled guide for investments and activities of conservation agencies and donor organizations."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject

• Biological diversity conservation > Africa
• Ecological regions > Africa

Note

• "World Wildlife Fund, United States."

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 433-486) and index.

Contents

1. The forces that shaped wild Africa -- 2. Beyond political boundaries : a conservation map of Africa -- 3. Setting priorities : the race against time -- 4. From Fynbos to the mountains of the moon : ranking the biological value of ecoregions -- 5. The status of wild Africa -- 6. Priorities, realities, and the race to save wild Africa -- 7. The next horizon : large-scale conservation in Africa -- App. A. Hierarchical classification of ecoregions in terms of biogeography and habitats -- App. B. Taxonomic details and sources of species distribution data -- App. C. Quantifying nonspecies values of ecoregions -- App. D. Development of the conservation status index -- App. E. Biological data used for the ecoregion analysis -- App. F. Nonspecies biological values of ecoregions -- App. G. Investigating patterns of African richness and endemism -- App. H. Data used in the conservation status of ecoregions -- App. I. Ecoregion descriptions.

ISBN

1559633646 (cloth : alk. paper)

LCCN

2004002139

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries