Author : Jennifer McCullough
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781934151099
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (51 download)
Book Synopsis A Rapid Biological Assessment of the Atewa Range Forest Reserve, Eastern Ghana by : Jennifer McCullough
Download or read book A Rapid Biological Assessment of the Atewa Range Forest Reserve, Eastern Ghana written by Jennifer McCullough and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Atewa Range Forest Reserve represents one of the largest remaining forest blocks in Ghana and one of the most rewarding areas for scientific study as the nation’s last intact block of Upland Evergreen Forest. The survey results presented in this volume confirm that Atewa is a site of extreme 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. The results of this assessment strongly suggest that Atewa represents a very rare example of a relatively intact West African forest, notably showing that Atewa is an important site for amphibians. Researchers observed a high proportion of threatened amphibian species, some of which maintain the majority of their existing populations in Atewa.