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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
The biodiversity of the Albertine Rift
Biological Conservation, Volume 134, No. 2, Year 2007
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The Albertine Rift is one of the most important regions for conservation in Africa. It contains more vertebrate species than any other region on the continent and contains more endemic species of vertebrate than any other region on mainland Africa. This paper compiles all currently known species distribution information for plants, endemic butterfly species and four vertebrate taxa from the Albertine Rift. The literature on fish species richness and endemism is also reviewed to assess the importance of the larger lakes in the Rift for conservation. We use data from 38 protected and unprotected areas to prioritise sites within the Albertine Rift for conservation based upon their numbers of endemic and globally threatened species. Virunga and Kahuzi Biega National Parks and Itombwe Massif in Democratic Republic of Congo, Bwindi Impenetrable and Kibale National Parks in Uganda, and Nyungwe National Park in Rwanda rank highest in terms of numbers of both endemic and globally threatened species. Six conservation landscapes are described that include most of these sites and it is argued that a focus on these landscapes may be a more holistic method to ensure the safety of the priority areas of the Albertine Rift. © 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Plumptre, Andrew J.
Uganda, Kampala
Wildlife Conservation Society Uganda
Davenport, Tim R.B.
Tanzania, Mkokotoni, Zanzibar
Wildlife Conservation Society
Behangana, Mathias
Uganda, Kampala
Makerere University
Kityo, Robert M.
Uganda, Kampala
Makerere University
Eilu, Gerald
Uganda, Kampala
Makerere University
Ssegawa, Paul
Uganda, Kampala
Makerere University
Ewango, Corneille E.N.
Uganda, Kampala
Wildlife Conservation Society Uganda
Meirte, Danny
Belgium, Tervuren
Royal Museum for Central Africa
Kahindo, Charles M.
Uganda, Kampala
Makerere University
Herremans, Marc
Belgium, Tervuren
Royal Museum for Central Africa
Belgium, Mechelen
Natuurpunt Vzw
Kerbis-Peterhans, Julian C.
United States, Chicago
Roosevelt University
United States, Chicago
Field Museum of Natural History
Pilgrim, John D.
United States, Washington
Center for Applied Biodiversity Science
Viet Nam, Hanoi
Birdlife International in Indochina
Wilson, Malcolm
Unknown Affiliation
Languy, Marc
Kenya, Nairobi
Regional Office for Eastern Africa
Moyer, D. C.
Tanzania, Mkokotoni, Zanzibar
Wildlife Conservation Society
Statistics
Citations: 399
Authors: 15
Affiliations: 10
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.biocon.2006.08.021
ISSN:
00063207
Study Locations
Congo
Rwanda
Uganda