Biodiversity of West African forests : an ecological atlas of woody plant species /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Bongers, Frans (Editor), Hawthorne, William (Editor), Kouamé, Franck (Editor), Poorter, L. (Lourens) (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2004.
Subjects:	Forest biodiversity > Africa, West. Forest conservation > Africa, West. Forest plants > Africa, West. Plant diversity conservation > Africa, West. Plant diversity > Africa, West. Biological Resources (Plant) Forests and Forest Trees (Biology and Ecology) Plant Ecology. Biodiversity. Endangered species. Forest ecology. Forest trees. Forests. Geographical distribution. Maps. Nature conservation. Plant communities. Plants. Species diversity. Trees. Tropical forests. Tropical rain forests. Vegetation types. Wild plants. Woody plants. Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

West African forests : introduction / L. Poorter, F. Bongers and R.H.M.J. Lemmens
Forest cover changes in Côte d'Ivoire and Upper Guinea / C. Chatelain, H. Dao, L. Gautier and R. Spichiger
The forest-savanna transition in West Africa / L. Gautier and R. Spichiger
The forests of Upper Guinea : gradients in large species composition / F. Bongers, L. Poorter and W.D. Hawthorne
Floristic diversity of closed forests in Côte d'Ivoire / F.N'. Kouamé, K.E. Kouadio, K. Kouassi and L. Poorter
Biodiversity hotspots in West Africa ; patterns and causes / J.J. Wieringa and L. Poorter
What explains the distribution of rare and endemic West African plants? / M. Holmgren, L. Poorter and A. Siepel
Implications for conservation and management / F. Bongers, L. Poorter, V. Beligné, W.D. Hawthorne, F.N'. Kouamé, M.P.E. Parren and D. Traoré
Ecological profiles of rare and endemic species / M. Holmgren, L. Poorter, A. Siepel, F. Bongers, M. Buitelaar, C. Chatelain, L. Gautier, W.D. Hawthorne, A.T.F. Helmink, C.C.H. Jongkind, H.J. Os-Breijer, J.J. Wieringa and A.R. van Zoest
Ecological profiles of large timber species / A. Siepel, L. Poorter and W.D. Hawthorne
Checklist of Upper Guinea forest species / C.C.H. Jongkind.