Environment, biodiversity and conservation in the Middle East
Subtitle: Proceedings of the First Middle Eastern Biodiversity Congress, Aqaba, Jordan, 20-23 October 2008
By: Edited by Friedhelm Krupp ... [et al.].
Contributors: Krupp, Friedhelm
Series: BioRisk 3 (Special issue)
Publisher: Pensoft Publishers
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Sofia, Bulgaria
Language: eng
Format: paperback
Number of pages: 219
ISBN-13: 9789546425201
Subjects: Biodiversity conservation; Biodiversity; Congresses; Nature conservation
First sentence: On a global scale, the Middle East is the only transition zone between three major biogeographic units, the Palaearctic, Afrotropical and Oriental Realms, resulting in an outstanding biogeographic significance and unique biological diversity. Biodiversity, which is part of our life-support system, is of particular ecological, economic, spiritual, cultural, and aesthetic importance.
Description: This special issue of BioRisk contains a collection of 15 papers presented during the First International Congress: Documenting, Analysing and Managing Biodiversity in the Middle East, which was held in Aqaba, Jordan from 20 to 23 October 2008. It will be of value to anyone interested in biodiversity research and conservation in the Middle East including botanists, zoologists, ecologists, conservationists, and decision makers as well as those who care about global climate change and its effects on biological diversity.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.

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