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Record Nr.

UNINA9910326551903321

Titolo

A rapid biological assessment of the Atewa Range Forest Reserve, eastern Ghana

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Arlington, Va. : , : Conservation International, , 2007

ISBN

9781934151099

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Collana

RAP bulletin of biological assessment; ; 47.

Soggetti

Ecological assessment (Biology)

Biodiversity conservation

Ghana

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Organizational profiles Acknowledgements Report at a glance Executive summary Map An ecological, socio-economic and conservation overview of the Atewa Range Forest Reserve, Ghana The botanical diversity of the Atewa Range A rapid botanical survey of the Atewa Range Forest Reserve, Ghana Dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata) of the Atewa Range, Ghana A rapid survey of butterflies in the Atewa Range Forest Reserve, Ghana Additional comments on butterflies of the upland evergreen forest of the Atewa Range Forest Reserve, Ghana The katydids of the Atewa Range Forest Reserve, Ghana A rapid assessment of fishes in the Atewa Range Forest Reserve, Ghana A rapid survey of the amphibians from the Atewa Range Forest Reserve, Eastern Region, Ghana Rapid survey of the birds of the Atewa Range Forest Reserve, Ghana A rapid survey of small mammals from the Atewa Range Forest Reserve, Eastern Region, Ghana A rapid survey of large mammals from the Atewa Range Forest Reserve, Eastern Region, Ghana A rapid survey of primates from the Atewa Range Forest Reserve, Ghana Gazetteer List of vascular plants known from the Atewa Range List of plant species recorded during the Atewa RAP survey, June 2006 Checklist of Odonata recorded from Ghana Checklist of butterflies from the Atewa Range Forest Reserve with a list of those collected at each site during the 2006 RAP survey Ant species collected from the Atewa Range Forest Reserve during the 2006 RAP survey List of bird species recorded in the



Atewa Range Forest Reserve, Ghana Bats collected during the Atewa RAP survey and deposited in the research collection of Jakob Fahr, University of Ulm Shrews and rodents collected during the Atewa RAP survey and deposited in the collections of the Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig, Bonn (ZFMK) List of small mammal species reported from Atewa Range Forest Reserve in previous surveys Atewa Range Forest Reserve Initial Biodiversity Assessment and Planning (IBAP) Working Group results from the consultative workshop held at Okyehene's Palace, Kibi Participants in the consultative workshop held at Okyehene's Palace, Kibi IUCN Red-Listed amphibian, bird and mammal species recorded from 16 reserves studied during West African RAP surveys Additional published reports of the Rapid Assessment Program

Sommario/riassunto

The Atewa Range Forest Reserve represents a large forest block in Ghana. This book presents survey results which confirm that Atewa is a site of significance for global biodiversity conservation, one which should be protected in its entirety as it harbors a number of rare and threatened species within a unique habitat type.