Author: Marcus Simon Maria SosefPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Begoniaceae
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Refuge Begonias
Author: Marcus Simon Maria SosefPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Begoniaceae
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Refuge Begonias
Author: M. S. M. SosefPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Begoniaceae
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
African Rain Forest Ecology and Conservation
Author: William WeberPublisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300084337
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 620
Book Description
Extending from west Africa to Madagascar, from the vast lowland Congo Basin to the archipelago of forest islands on its eastern rim, the African rain forest is surpassed in size only by the Amazon. This book sheds light on the current efforts to understand and conserve the African rain forest, an area in need of urgent action to save its biological wealth, cultural heritage, and economic potential. Written by conservation scientists and practitioners based in the African rain forest, the book offers a multidisciplinary perspective that integrates many biological and social sciences. Early chapters trace the forces--from paleoecological factors to recent human actions--that have shaped the African forest environment. The next chapters discuss the dominant biological patterns of species ranging from the distinctive elephants, gorillas, and okapi to the less well known birds, butterflies, and amphibians. Other chapters focus on how such different groups as hunter-gatherers, forest farmers, bushmeat hunters, recent immigrants, and commercial foresters have used the forests. Several authors stress the need for tighter links between research and conservation action. The final section draws lessons from the collective experience of those working in an Africa wracked by political strife and economic hardship.
The Biodiversity of African Plants
Author: Xander van der MaesenPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9400902859
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 864
Book Description
Proceedings of the XIVth AETFAT Congress, 22-27 August 1994, Wageningen, the Netherlands
Studies in Begoniaceae Vol 7
Author: J. J. F. E. de WildePublisher:
ISBN: 9789057821134
Category : Begoniaceae
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
The Dynamical Processes of Biodiversity
Author: Oscar GrilloPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 9533077727
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
Driven by the increasing necessity to define the biological diversity frame of widespread, endemic and threatened species, as well as by the stimulating chance to describe new species, the study of the evolutive and spatial dynamics is in constant execution. Systematic overviews, biogeographic and phylogenic backgrounds, species composition and distribution in restricted areas are focal topics of the 15 interesting independent chapters collected in this book, chosen to offer to the reader an overall view of the present condition in which our planet is.
Plants of the World
Author: Maarten J. M. ChristenhuszPublisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022653670X
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 801
Book Description
Plants of the World is the first book to systematically explore every vascular plant family on earth—more than four hundred and fifty of them—organized in a modern phylogenetic order. Detailed entries for each family include descriptions, distribution, evolutionary relationships, and fascinating information on economic uses of plants and etymology of their names. All entries are also copiously illustrated in full color with more than 2,500 stunning photographs. A collaboration among three celebrated botanists at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Plants of the World is authoritative, comprehensive, and beautiful. Covering everything from ferns to angiosperms, it will be an essential resource for practicing botanists, horticulturists, and nascent green thumbs alike.
Biodiversity of West African Forests
Author: L. PoorterPublisher: CABI
ISBN: 0851999514
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 529
Book Description
The rain forests of West Africa have been designated as one of the world's hotspots of biodiversity. They extend from Ghana to Senegal and are referred to as the Upper Guinean forests. Because of their isolated position, they harbour a large number of rare and endemic animal and plant species.This book focuses on the biodiversity and ecology of these forests. It analyses the factors that give rise to biodiversity and structure tropical plant communities. It also includes an atlas with ecological profiles of rare plant species and large timber species.
Taxonomy and Ecology of African Plants, Their Conservation and Sustainable Use
Author: Shahina A. GhazanfarPublisher: Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 824
Book Description
Includes sixty research papers in separate sections on taxonomy, forests and forestry, phytogeography, ecology, and the conservation and sustainable use of African plants.
Author: J. Doorenbos