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Rapid Assessment of the Humid Forests of South Central Chuquisaca, Bolivia
Av Thomas S. Schulenberg, Kim Awbrey
Häftad, 1998
153 kr
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The Chuquisaca and Tarija regions of Bolivia cover areas of extraordinarily varied vegetation, providing one of the most dramatic shifts in flora and vegetation along the eastern Andes. However, biological information for this area has remained very limited. This text is the result of the work of …
Biological Assessment of the Aquatic Ecosystems of the Upper Rio Orthon Basin, Pando, Bolivia
Rapid Assessment Program, Volume 15
Av Barry Chernoff, Philip W. Willink
Häftad, 2000
177 kr
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The Upper Rio Orthon Basin of Pando, Bolivia, is a transition zone between moister lowland Amazonian forests and dryer deciduous forests. This largely unexplored region potentially harbours one of the most richly biodiverse aquatic systems within Bolivia, if not within the Amazon River basin. A …
Biological Assessment of the Parque Nacional Noel Kempff Mercado, Bolivia
Av Timothy J. Killeen, Thomas S. Schulenberg
Häftad, 1999
177 kr
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Parque Nacional Noel Kempff Mercado, located in eastern Bolivia where the moist forests of the Amazon meet the dry forests of the Cerrado, contains numerous unique ecosystems and exceptionally high levels of biodiversity. This book presents the results not only of an intensive biological survey of …
Biological Assessment of the Reserve Naturelle Integrale of d'Ankarafantsika, Madagascar
RAP 23
Av Leeanne E. Alonso, Thomas S. Schulenberg m. fl.
Häftad, 2003
236 kr
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Over the past half century, slash-and-burn rice farming on Madagascar has slowly expanded from the coastal lowlands into the dense tropical forests of the island's central plateau - many of which are officially protected reserves. This rapid assessment focuses on the Reserve Naturelle Integrale of …
Biodiversity Assessment of the Yongsu - Cyclops Mountains and the Southern Mamberamo Basin, Northern Papua, Indonesia
RAP 25
Av Stephen J. Richards, Suer Suryadi
Häftad, 2003
177 kr
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In 1997, Conservation International held a conservation priority-setting workshop in Irian Jaya, Indonesia, bringing together government agencies and conservation organizations. The Mamberano Lake Basin region was identified as a high priority, and this volume offers a biodiversity assessment for …
Biodiversity Assessment of the Eastern Kanuku Mountains, Lower Kwitaro River, Guyana
RAP 26
Av Jensen R. Montambault, Olivier Missa
Häftad, 2003
236 kr
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Protected areas are a relatively new development in Guyana, which makes conservation efforts both more difficult and more critical. Conservation International has focused its energy on the Kanuku Mountain region of southwestern Guyana, home to the largest known population of the endangered harpy …
Rapid Marine Biodiversity Assessment of Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea--Survey II (2000)
RAP 29
Av Gerald R. Allen, Jeff P. Kinch m. fl.
Häftad, 2003
236 kr
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Based on Conservation International's successful terrestrial biological survey approach, the Marine Rapid Assessment Program's goal is to rapidly generate and disseminate information on coastal and near-shore shallow-water marine biodiversity. Its surveys yield appropriate and realistic …
Rapid Biological Assessment of the Aquatic Ecosystems of the Okavango Delta, Botswana: High Water Survey
RAP 27
Av Leeanne E. Alonso, Lee-Ann Nordin
Häftad, 2004
236 kr
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A team of researchers, students, and local staff surveyed the vertebrate and invertebrate species in four areas of the Okavango Delta in northwestern Botswana. The survey reports water quality as benign and healthy with the exception of low dissolved oxygen levels. About a fourth of the 1250 plant …
Biological Assessment of the Aquatic Ecosystems of the Pastaza River Basin, Ecuador and Peru
RAP Bulletin of Biological Assessment 33
Av Philip W. Willink, Barry Chernoff m. fl.
Häftad, 2005
177 kr
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This report contains the biological findings and conservation recommendations of an aquatic expedition along the Pastaza River, one of the least disturbed of the upper Amazon River tributaries. The scientific team discovered moderate to high species richness; they concluded that the area has high …
Rapid Biological Assessment of the Konashen Community Owned Conservation Area, Southern Guyana
RAP Bulletin of Biological Assesesment #51
Av Leeanne E. Alonso, Jennifer McCullough m. fl.
Häftad, 2008
252 kr
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The Konashen Community Owned Conservation Area (COCA) - a stretch of 625,000 hectares of forest in the southern region of Guyana - is relatively unexplored and considered to be one of the last large intact areas of tropical wilderness remaining in Guyana. The data collected during a rapid …
Rapid Biological Assessment of the Kwamalasamutu region, Southwestern Suriname
Av Brian J. O'Shea, Leeanne E. Alonso m. fl.
Häftad, 2011
177 kr
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This report contains the findings from a rapid biological assessment of the Kwamalasamutu region of southwestern Suriname. Focusing on the plant and animal species important to the indigenous Trio people, this survey establishes baseline information on the region's biodiversity and ecosystem health …
Biological Assessment of the Alto Madidi Region and Adjacent Areas of Northwest Bolivia, May 18-June 15, 1990
Av Theodore A. Parker III, Brent Bailey
Häftad, 1995
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Tambopata-Candamo-Rio Heath Region of Southeastern Peru
A Biological Assessment
Av Robin B. Foster, Theodore A. Parker III m. fl.
Häftad, 1995
177 kr
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Cordillera del Condor Region of Ecuador and Peru
A Biological Assessment
Av Thomas S. Schulenberg, Kim Awbrey
Häftad, 1997
153 kr
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In 1993 and 1994, two Rapid Assessment Program teams conducted biological surveys in the Cordillera del Condor between Ecuador and Peru, one of the largest intact regions of Andean lower montane forest. This book presents the results of their surveys. The great topographical and geological …
Biological Assessment of the Lakekamu Basin, Papua New Guinea
Häftad, 1999
177 kr
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The Lakekamu Basin of Papua New Guinea encompasses roughly 2500 square kilometres of pristine wilderness lowland rain forest. Exceptional both in terms of numbers of species (the greatest diversity of ant species known from anywhere in the world) and species found nowhere else, the basin is also …
Biological Assessment of the Wapoga River Area of Northwestern Irian Jaya, Indonesia
Av Andrew L. Mack, Leeanne E. Alonso
Häftad, 2000
177 kr
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In response to a need for biological data on the virtually-unexplored forests of Irian Jaya, scientists surveyed the Waponga River Area and discovered many new plant and animal species, highlighting the importance of the area for conservation and illustrating the scientific world's limited …
Biological Assessment of Laguna del Tigre National Park, Peten, Guatemala
Av Brandon T. Bestelmeyer, Leeanne E. Alonso
Häftad, 2000
177 kr
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The Laguna del Tigre National Park - a critical reservoir of wetland and tropical dry forest habitats - is currently threatened by human encroachment, out-of-control fires, and hydrocarbon exploitation. This rapid assessment of the region reveals a freshwater reef, two new species of fish, and …
Biological Assessment of the Aquatic Ecosystems of the Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil
Av Philip W. Willink, Barry Chernoff m. fl.
Häftad, 2000
177 kr
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The Pantanal is the largest wetland in the world, covering more than 365,000 kilometres of the central floodplains of Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay. Its fragile ecosystem is threatened by silt runoff from deforested highlands and efforts by man to make the area navigable. This assessment, which …
Biological Assessment of the Aquatic Ecosystems of the Rio Paraguay Basin, Alto Paraguay, Paraguay
Av Barry Chernoff, Philip W. Willink m. fl.
Häftad, 2001
177 kr
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While the Rio Paraguay Basin is sparsely populated and poorly surveyed, and it has experienced relatively little human disturbance, it currently faces one large development project: the Hidrovia Paraguay-Parana, which proposes to dredge and channel extensive portions of the Rio Paraguay watershed, …
Marine Rapid Assessment of the Togean and Banggai Islands, Sulawesi, Indonesia
RAP 20
Av Sheila A. McKenna, Gerald R. Allen
Häftad, 2004
175 kr
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The Togeans are a picturesque group of islands in the large Tomini Bay of Central Sulawesi, with coral reefs known for their vast biodiversity and rich marine resources. The Togean-Banggai archipelago was declared a marine tourist park in 1990, but fears exist about its long-term protection, and …
Rapid Biological Assessment of the Northern Cordillera Vilcabamba, Peru
Häftad, 1999
177 kr
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Under imminent threat from habitat destruction, the northern Cordillera Vilcabamba in the Andes is one of Peru's biologically richest areas. This report presents the results of two recent ecological surveys of this little-known region. Investigating both high and low elevation sites, the surveys …
Marine Rapid Assessment of the Raja Ampat Islands, Papua Province, Indonesia
RAP 22
Av Sheila A. McKenna, Gerald R. Allen m. fl.
Häftad, 2002
173 kr
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The Raja Ampat islands are another example of a highly diverse coral ecosystem under threat. Such regions stand out not only because of their species richness, endemism and habitat level diversity, but also because of their relatively pristine condition. Yet portions of these coral ecosystems face …
Southern New Ireland, Papua New Guinea: A Biodiversity Assessment
Av Bruce M. Beehler, Leeanne E. Alonso
Häftad, 2002
177 kr
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Biologically, New Ireland is one of the least-studied regions of Papua New Guinea - its mountainous southern zone has long been considered both a high priority for biodiversity conservation and a major "scientific unknown". Conservation International agreed to organize a rapid assessment of the …
Biological Assessment of the Aquatic Ecosystems of the Caura River Basin, Bolivar State, Venezuela
Häftad, 2003
177 kr
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For three weeks, in November and December of 2000, Conservation International's Rapid Assessment Program collaborated with a group of fourteen scientists—from Venezuela, Colombia, Brazil, and the United States—to survey the aquatic ecosystem of the Caura River in Venezeula. The area, part of the …
Rapid Marine Biodiversity Assessment of the Coral Reefs of Northwest Madagascar
Av Sheila A. McKenna, Gerald R. Allen
Häftad, 2006
177 kr
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This volume, #31 in the series, reports the results of a marine survey in 2002 off the northwestern coast of Madagascar. This marine area is one that many conservationists think has the greatest potential in all of Madagascar for the development of both ecotourism and marine protected areas. The …
Rapid Biological Assessment of the Mantadia-Zahamena corridor, Madagascar
RAP Bulletin of Biological Assessment #32
Av Jutta Schmid, Leeanne E. Alonso
Häftad, 2007
177 kr
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The Mantadia-Zahamena corridor of Madagascar contains some of the country's last remaining low- and mid-elevation rainforests. This French-language volume presents the results of an expedition to survey the biodiversity of the region, during which three sites of high biological importance were …
Rapid Biological Assessment of Two Classified Forests in South-Western Côte d'Ivoire
Av Leeanne E. Alonso, Francis Lauginie m. fl.
Häftad, 2005
177 kr
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This volume reports the findings of the 2002 Rapid Assessment Program survey in the dense lowland forests of Haute Dodo and Cavally. The survey revealed a large number of plant species that are found only in these forests, as are nearly half the forest's amphibians. The survey also documents …
Biological Assessment of the Terrestrial Ecosystems of the Draw River, Boi-Tano, Tano Nimiri and Krokosua Hills Forest Reserves, Southwestern Ghana
Av Jennifer McCullough, Jan Decher m. fl.
Häftad, 2006
177 kr
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This Rapid Assessment Program Bulletin reports the findings of an expedition in 2003 into four forest reserves in southwestern Ghana that were recently designated as globally significant biodiversity areas by the Ghanaian government. The survey documented more than 1,300 plant and animal species …
Évaluation rapide de la biodiversité marine des récifs coralliens du Mont Panié, Province Nord, Nouvelle Calédonie
Av Sheila A. McKenna, N. Baillon m. fl.
Häftad, 2006
177 kr
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This French-language volume presents the results of a marine expedition to the coral reefs in the Mont Panie region of New Caledonia. Alongside an account of the region's rich marine flora and fauna, the study analyzes the results of surveys conducted among local Kanak tribes that examined their …
Rapid Biological Assessment of North Lorma, Gola and Grebo National Forests, Liberia
RAP Bulletin of Biological Assessment, #44
Av Peter Hoke, Ron Demey m. fl.
Häftad, 2007
177 kr
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Liberia's national forests are among the last refuges in West Africa for large migrating mammals. This volume summarizes the findings of a biodiversity survey of three forests as part of the Liberia Forestry Initiative, an effort to rehabilitate and reform Liberia's threatened woodlands. The survey …
