African Biodiversity
Subtitle: Molecules, Organisms, Ecosystems
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: September 11, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 443
ISBN-13: 9780387243153
Subjects: Applied ecology; Science; Science/Mathematics; Africa; Life Sciences - Biology - General; Life Sciences - Ecology; Life Sciences - Zoology - General; Science / Life Sciences / Biological Diversity; Biodiversity; Congresses
First sentence: In spite of the daunting dimensions of environmental degradation, conservation initiatives have often been taken ad hoc, with a minimum of preceding analysis, by declaring nature reserves in areas, which were hostile to human habitation, but at the same time had grandiose landscapes and a mega-fauna that could attract tourism (MacKinnon and MacKinnon, 1986; Balmford et al., 1992).