Conserving Biodiversity in East African Forests
Subtitle: A Study of the Eastern Arc Mountains (Ecological Studies)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: February 5, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 209
ISBN-13: 9783540424291
Subjects: Applied ecology; Conservation of the environment; Forestry & related industries; Management of land & natural resources; Tanzania; General; Forest Conservation; Nature; Nature/Ecology; East Africa; Kenya; Ecology; Wildlife; Africa; Afrika; Arc Mountains; Artenvielfalt; Biodiversity; Biodiversität; Forest Ecology; Forests & Forestry; Forest biodiversity conservation; Forest biological diversity co
First sentence: In recent years, considerable concern has been expressed about the global loss of biodiversity, due in large part to the accelerating destruction and conversion of tropical forests.