LEADER 06877nam 22009975 450 001 9910619271703321 005 20240614155936.0 010 $a3-031-06153-5 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-031-06153-0 035 $a(CKB)5600000000511177 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-031-06153-0 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7118638 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL7118638 035 $a(OCoLC)1350137522 035 $a(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/93927 035 $a(PPN)265861160 035 $a(EXLCZ)995600000000511177 100 $a20221017d2022 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurnn#008mamaa 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aBiodiversity of the Gulf of Guinea Oceanic Islands $eScience and Conservation /$fedited by Luis M. P. Ceríaco, Ricardo F. de Lima, Martim Melo, Rayna C. Bell 205 $a1st ed. 2022. 210 $aCham$cSpringer Nature$d2022 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer International Publishing :$cImprint: Springer,$d2022. 215 $a1 online resource (XXV, 694 p. 101 illus., 81 illus. in color.) 311 $a3-031-06152-7 327 $aChapter 1. Biodiversity in the Gulf of Guinea Oceanic Islands: A Synthesis -- Chapter 2. Physical Geography of the Gulf of Guinea Oceanic Islands -- Chapter 3. Classification, Distribution and Biodiversity of Terrestrial Ecosystems in the Gulf of Guinea Oceanic Islands -- Chapter 4. Territory, Economy and Demographic Growth in São Tomé and Príncipe: Anthropogenic Changes in the Environment -- Chapter 5. The History of Biological Research in the Gulf of Guinea Oceanic Islands -- Chapter 6. Biogeography and Evolution in the Oceanic Islands of the Gulf of Guinea -- Chapter 7. Species Ecology in the Gulf of Guinea Oceanic Islands: Distribution, Habitat Preferences, Assemblages and Interactions -- Chapter 8. Fungi of São Tomé and Príncipe: Basidiomycete Mushrooms and Allies -- Chapter 9. The Bryophyte Flora of São Tomé and Príncipe (Gulf of Guinea): Past, Present and Future -- Chapter 10. Diversity of the Vascular Plants of the Gulf of Guinea Oceanic Islands -- Chapter 11. A Checklist of the Arachnids From the Gulf of Guinea Islands (Excluding Ticks and Mites) -- Chapter 12. The Beetles (Coleoptera) of Príncipe, São Tomé and Annobón -- Chapter 13. Butterflies and Skippers (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea) of the Gulf of Guinea Oceanic Islands -- Chapter 14. Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) of São Tomé, Príncipe, and Annobón -- Chapter 15. Diversity and Distribution of the Arthropod Vectors of the Gulf of Guinea Oceanic Islands -- Chapter 16. Terrestrial Mollusca of the Gulf of Guinea Oceanic Islands -- Chapter 17. The Fishes of the Gulf of Guinea Oceanic Islands -- Chapter 18. The Amphibians of the Gulf of Guinea Oceanic Islands -- Chapter 19. The Terrestrial Reptiles of the Gulf of Guinea Oceanic Islands -- Chapter 20. The Sea Turtles of São Tomé and Príncipe: Diversity, Distribution and Conservation Status -- Chapter 21. The Avifauna of the Gulf of Guinea Oceanic Islands -- Chapter 22. Current Knowledge and Conservation of the Wild Mammals of the Gulf of Guinea Oceanic Islands -- Chapter 23. Cetaceans of São Tomé and Príncipe -- Chapter 24. Biodiversity Conservation in the Gulf of Guinea Oceanic Islands: Recent Progress, Ongoing Challenges, and Future Directions -- Chapter 25. Environmental Education in São Tomé and Príncipe: the Challenges of Owning a Unique Biodiversity -- Chapter 26. A Thriving Future for the Gulf of Guinea Oceanic Islands. 330 $aThis open access book presents a comprehensive synthesis of the biodiversity of the oceanic islands of the Gulf of Guinea, a biodiversity hotspot off the west coast of Central Africa. Written by experts, the book compiles data from a plethora of sources ? archives, museums, bibliography, official reports and previously unpublished data ? to provide readers with the most updated information about the biological richness of these islands and the conservation issues they face. The Gulf of Guinea Oceanic Islands (Príncipe, São Tomé and Annobón and surrounding islets) present extraordinary levels of endemism across different animal, fungi and plant groups. This very high endemism likely results from the long geological history of the islands and their proximity to the diversity-rich continent. Many researchers, students and conservationists from across the globe are interested in documenting biodiversity on the islands, understanding the evolutionary origins of this diversity, and mitigating the impacts of global change on this unique archipelago. 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