Author: Jean-Michel Onana
Publisher: Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
ISBN: 9781842464298
Category : Angiosperms
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This is tropical Africa's first Red Data book for plants. Cameroon contains tropical Africa's most species-diverse hotspots for plants; many are rare and threatened with extinction. In the book 815 species are documented as being threatened using IUCN global assessments, most being assessed for the first time. Short species descriptions to aid identification in the field are given, as well as notes on habitats and threats, together with distribution maps and management suggestions to assist better conservation.
Red Data Book of the Flowering Plants of Cameroon
Author: Jean-Michel Onana
Publisher: Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
ISBN: 9781842464298
Category : Angiosperms
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This is tropical Africa's first Red Data book for plants. Cameroon contains tropical Africa's most species-diverse hotspots for plants; many are rare and threatened with extinction. In the book 815 species are documented as being threatened using IUCN global assessments, most being assessed for the first time. Short species descriptions to aid identification in the field are given, as well as notes on habitats and threats, together with distribution maps and management suggestions to assist better conservation.
Publisher: Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
ISBN: 9781842464298
Category : Angiosperms
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This is tropical Africa's first Red Data book for plants. Cameroon contains tropical Africa's most species-diverse hotspots for plants; many are rare and threatened with extinction. In the book 815 species are documented as being threatened using IUCN global assessments, most being assessed for the first time. Short species descriptions to aid identification in the field are given, as well as notes on habitats and threats, together with distribution maps and management suggestions to assist better conservation.
The Plants of Dom, Bamenda Highlands, Cameroon
Author: Martin Cheek
Publisher: Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
ISBN: 9781842463987
Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This book describes the 356 species and varieties of plant discovered in the forests of Dom, located in the Bamenda Highlands of North West Region of Cameroon, and is designed to enable identification of the plant species within the checklist area, in particular those threatened with extinction - the highest priorities for conservation. To this end, details to aid the monitoring and management of each of the threatened taxa are given in a separate Red Data chapter, which includes line drawings.
Publisher: Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
ISBN: 9781842463987
Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This book describes the 356 species and varieties of plant discovered in the forests of Dom, located in the Bamenda Highlands of North West Region of Cameroon, and is designed to enable identification of the plant species within the checklist area, in particular those threatened with extinction - the highest priorities for conservation. To this end, details to aid the monitoring and management of each of the threatened taxa are given in a separate Red Data chapter, which includes line drawings.
Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Cameroon
Author: Mark Dike DeLancey
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1538119684
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 830
Book Description
This fifth edition of Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Cameroon contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 300 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1538119684
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 830
Book Description
This fifth edition of Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Cameroon contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 300 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture.
The Plants of Lebialem Highlands, (Bechati-Fosimondi-Besali) Cameroon
Author: Yvette Harvey
Publisher: Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
ISBN:
Category : Endangered plants
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
This book provides a flora of the Lebialem Highlands area, Cameroon. Introductory chapters cover the vegetation, geology, soil types, climate, threats, invasive and alien plants, ethnobotany and history of botanical exploration in the area. A Red Data chapter contains the results of assessing the status of all the species covered, accompanied by colour photographs of the most threatened species.
Publisher: Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
ISBN:
Category : Endangered plants
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
This book provides a flora of the Lebialem Highlands area, Cameroon. Introductory chapters cover the vegetation, geology, soil types, climate, threats, invasive and alien plants, ethnobotany and history of botanical exploration in the area. A Red Data chapter contains the results of assessing the status of all the species covered, accompanied by colour photographs of the most threatened species.
Exploring Environmental Issues
Author: Ghislain Noé Kougoum Piebeng, Ayemeley Betrand Ayuk, Lucía E. Iglesias, Daniel Nakapu Hussein, John Kameri Ochoko
Publisher: AJPO Journals USA LLC
ISBN: 9914745245
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 137
Book Description
TOPICS IN THE BOOK Perception of Local Population of Manda National Park (Chad) on Use of Vultures and the Impact of their Activities on the Conservation of Species Species Composition and Structure of Habitats Exploited by Elephants (Loxodonta Africana Cyclotis) in the Campo Maan Forest, South Region, Cameroon Bioaccumulation and Elimination of Ivermectin by Eisenia foetida (Savigny 1826) Earthworms The Trends and Effects of Flood Occurrences in the Shire River Basin in Chikwawa District of Malawi: A Historical Perspective (1980 – 2019) Wetland Restoration Dilemma in Uganda: Investigation of Alternative Livelihood Options for Restoring Limoto Wetland in Eastern Uganda
Publisher: AJPO Journals USA LLC
ISBN: 9914745245
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 137
Book Description
TOPICS IN THE BOOK Perception of Local Population of Manda National Park (Chad) on Use of Vultures and the Impact of their Activities on the Conservation of Species Species Composition and Structure of Habitats Exploited by Elephants (Loxodonta Africana Cyclotis) in the Campo Maan Forest, South Region, Cameroon Bioaccumulation and Elimination of Ivermectin by Eisenia foetida (Savigny 1826) Earthworms The Trends and Effects of Flood Occurrences in the Shire River Basin in Chikwawa District of Malawi: A Historical Perspective (1980 – 2019) Wetland Restoration Dilemma in Uganda: Investigation of Alternative Livelihood Options for Restoring Limoto Wetland in Eastern Uganda
The Red Data Book of Rare and Threatened Plants of Greece
Author: Dimitrios Phitos
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Endangered plants
Languages : en
Pages : 586
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Endangered plants
Languages : en
Pages : 586
Book Description
Wildlife in a Changing World
Author: Jean-Christophe Vié
Publisher: IUCN
ISBN: 2831710634
Category : Biodiversity conservation
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
"Wildlife in a Changing World" presents an analysis of the 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Beginning with an explanation of the IUCN Red List as a key conservation tool, it goes on to discuss the state of the world s species and provides the latest information on the patterns of species facing extinction in some of the most important ecosystems in the world, highlighting the reasons behind their declining status. Areas of focus in the report include: freshwater biodiversity, the status of the world s marine species, species susceptibility to climate change impacts, the Mediterranean biodiversity hot spot, and broadening the coverage of biodiversity assessments."
Publisher: IUCN
ISBN: 2831710634
Category : Biodiversity conservation
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
"Wildlife in a Changing World" presents an analysis of the 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Beginning with an explanation of the IUCN Red List as a key conservation tool, it goes on to discuss the state of the world s species and provides the latest information on the patterns of species facing extinction in some of the most important ecosystems in the world, highlighting the reasons behind their declining status. Areas of focus in the report include: freshwater biodiversity, the status of the world s marine species, species susceptibility to climate change impacts, the Mediterranean biodiversity hot spot, and broadening the coverage of biodiversity assessments."
1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals
Author: Ulf Gärdenfors
Publisher: IUCN
ISBN: 9782831703350
Category : Ecology
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
The 1994 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals was a major advance on its predecessors in clarity of layout and amount of information presented. This is taken further in the 1996 edition, which is also the first global compilation to use the complete new IUCN Red List category system.
Publisher: IUCN
ISBN: 9782831703350
Category : Ecology
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
The 1994 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals was a major advance on its predecessors in clarity of layout and amount of information presented. This is taken further in the 1996 edition, which is also the first global compilation to use the complete new IUCN Red List category system.
The Plants of Mount Oku and the Ijim Ridge, Cameroon
Author: Martin Cheek
Publisher: Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
ISBN:
Category : Afrika
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Oku-Ijim in the Bamenda Highlands, is a region where 96.5% of the original vegetation has been lost. A Red Data chapter assesses the status of 56 threatened taxa in detail. Chapters on the history of botanical exploration, ethnobotany, geology and soils, climate and vegetation are included.
Publisher: Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
ISBN:
Category : Afrika
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Oku-Ijim in the Bamenda Highlands, is a region where 96.5% of the original vegetation has been lost. A Red Data chapter assesses the status of 56 threatened taxa in detail. Chapters on the history of botanical exploration, ethnobotany, geology and soils, climate and vegetation are included.
2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Author: Jonathan Baillie
Publisher: IUCN
ISBN: 9782831708263
Category : Endangered plants
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Applies Red List data to calculate a Red List Index.
Publisher: IUCN
ISBN: 9782831708263
Category : Endangered plants
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Applies Red List data to calculate a Red List Index.