The biodiversity of the Albertine Rift

Biological Conservation

Volumn 134, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 178-194

  Plumptre, Andrew J ^a   Davenport, Tim R B ^b   Behangana, Mathias ^c   Kityo, Robert ^c   Eilu, Gerald ^c   Ssegawa, Paul ^c   Ewango, Corneille ^a   Meirte, Danny ^d   Kahindo, Charles ^c   Herremans, Marc ^d,j   Peterhans, Julian Kerbis ^e,f   Pilgrim, John D ^g,k   Wilson, Malcolm ^h   Languy, Marc ⁱ   Moyer, David ^b  

^a WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (Uganda)

^b WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (Tanzania)

^c MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^d ROYAL MUSEUM FOR CENTRAL AFRICA   (Belgium)

^e ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

^g Center for Applied Biodiversity Science   (United States)

^h NatuurpuntStudie ^*  (South Africa)

ⁱ IUCN Eastern Africa Regional Office   (Kenya)

^j Natuurpunt Studie   (Belgium)

^k BirdLife International in Indochina   (Viet Nam)

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Author keywords

Albertine Rift; Amphibians; Biodiversity; Birds; Mammals; Plants; Priority setting; Reptiles

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BUTTERFLY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ENDEMISM; PLANT COMMUNITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; VERTEBRATE;

AFRICA; BUKAVU; BWINDI IMPENETRABLE NATIONAL PARK; CENTRAL AFRICA; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO; EAST AFRICA; EAST AFRICAN RIFT; ITOMBWE MOUNTAINS; KAHUZI-BIEGA NATIONAL PARK; KIBALE NATIONAL PARK; NORD-KIVU; NYUNGWE NATIONAL PARK; RWANDA; SOUTHERN PROVINCE [UGANDA]; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; SUD-KIVU; UGANDA; VIRUNGA NATIONAL PARK; WESTERN RIFT;

AMPHIBIA; AVES; MAMMALIA; REPTILIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33751313524     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2006.08.021     Document Type: Article

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