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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"Eastern Arc"”.
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Systematics and biogeography of amphibians of the African Eastern Arc mountains
Abstract available p. ii
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Detection and prediction of biodiversity patterns as a rapid assessment tool in the tropical forest of East Usambara, Eastern Arc Mountains, Tanzania
… rainforests of the East Usambara block of the Eastern Arc Mountains, Tanzania, I developed a set of models that can identify above-average tree species richness areas within the humid forests. I developed the model based on geo-referenced field data and satellite image-based variables from the …
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Incorporating costs and processes into systematic conservation planning in a biodiversity hotspot
… of conservation are usually ignored. I use the Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania as a study area to develop novel methods for creating and integrating the necessary data to fill these gaps in a developing country context. These mountains exhibit exceptional biodiversity but are also highly …
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Sex-specific Habitat Use and Responses to Fragmentation in an Endemic Chameleon Fauna
… reports a highly female-biased sex ratio in the Eastern Arc Endemic Usambara three horned chameleon, Trioceros deremensis, a large, sexually dimorphic species. This species is collected for the pet trade, and local collectors report males bring a higher price because only this sex has horns. …
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Faunal turnover between east and southern African terrestrial vertebrates: is Malawi the geographical break?
… separated from the Udzungwa Mountains of the Eastern Arc and volcanic Mount Rungwe in Tanzania. Genetic differences exhibited by the taxa investigated across the phylogeographic breaks and degree of lineage turnover revealed in the small mammals support observations by Vrba (1985) based on …
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Do we know enough? The impacts of data biases, insufficient sampling and degradation on biodiversity estimates in Tanzanian forests – implications for conservation planning
… on vascular plants in the coastal forests and Eastern Arc Mountains in Tanzania, an area recognised internationally for its high biodiversity, the concepts presented are generic with application outside the study area and across other taxonomic groups. The thesis’ findings indicate that the …