Eastern African rain forests are remarkable in their high level of endemism. Miocene uplift of the central African plateau separated these montane and coastal forests from the main Guineo-Congolian forest of west and central Africa. Since then, stable Indian Ocean temperatures maintained a region of high rainfall throughout Pleistocene droughts that devastated forest elsewhere on the continent. Relics of the former Pan-African rain forest survived here, the study of which provides a unique insight into tropical evolutionary processes. This book brings together research on the animals, plants and geography of this intriguing residual forest, and highlights the need for effective management practices to conserve its exceptional biodiversity in the face of increasing pressure for land for cultivation.
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The relics of the former Pan-African rain forest which have survived in East Africa provide a unique insight into tropical evolutionary processes. This book brings together research on the area's animals, plants and geography, and highlights the need for effective management practices to conserve its exceptional biodiversity.
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forest reserve, primate radiation, tropical forest management, montane forest avifauna, montane forest fauna, montane grassland species, plant part level, linyphiid species, moist forest flora, other red colobus, red colobus diet, coastal forest botany, colobus subspecies, montane forest species, plant food species, true forest species, forest millipedes, continuous forest belt, kaya forests, montane forest birds, moist forest species, montane butterflies, badius kirkii, southern migration route, forest passerine birds Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Eastern Arc, East Africa, Academic Press, South Africa, Indian Ocean, Uzungwa Mountains, East Usambaras, New York, African Journal of Ecology, Pugu Hills, University of Dar, Taita Hills, Western Border Range, Kew Bulletin, Albertine Rift, Uluguru Mountains, Usambara Mountains, Tana River, West Africa, Tanganyika Territory, The Hague, Mount Kenya, Southern Highlands, Mount Kilimanjaro, Rift Valley Browse Sample Pages:
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forest reserve, primate radiation, tropical forest management, montane forest avifauna, montane forest fauna, montane grassland species, plant part level, linyphiid species, moist forest flora, other red colobus, red colobus diet, coastal forest botany, colobus subspecies, montane forest species, plant food species, true forest species, forest millipedes, continuous forest belt, kaya forests, montane forest birds, moist forest species, montane butterflies, badius kirkii, southern migration route, forest passerine birds Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Eastern Arc, East Africa, Academic Press, South Africa, Indian Ocean, Uzungwa Mountains, East Usambaras, New York, African Journal of Ecology, Pugu Hills, University of Dar, Taita Hills, Western Border Range, Kew Bulletin, Albertine Rift, Uluguru Mountains, Usambara Mountains, Tana River, West Africa, Tanganyika Territory, The Hague, Mount Kenya, Southern Highlands, Mount Kilimanjaro, Rift Valley Browse Sample Pages:
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- Highland Sanctuary: Environmental History In Tanzanias Usambara Mountains (Ecology & History) by Christopher A. Conte in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- African Biodiversity: Molecules, Organisms, Ecosystems by Bernhard A. Huber on page 120, and page 215
- Phylogeny and Conservation (Conservation Biology) by Andrew Purvis on page 224
- An Introduction to Applied Biogeography (Studies in Biology) by Ian F. Spellerberg on page 13
- Priorities for the Conservation of Mammalian Diversity: Has the Panda had its Day? (Conservation Biology) by Abigail Entwistle in Back Matter
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