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Biodiversity conservation: history, protected areas and hotspots
Huntley, B.J.; Beja, Pedro; Pinto, Pedro Vaz; Russo, Vladimir; Veríssimo, Luís; Morais, MiguelAngola is a large country of great physiographic, climatic and habitat diversity, with a corresponding richness in animal and plant species. Legally protected areas (National Parks and Game Reserves) were established from the 1930s and occupied 6% of the country’s terrestrial area at the time of independence in 1975. As a consequence of an extended war, the Protected Areas were exposed to serious neglect, poach...
The mammals of Angola
Beja, Pedro; Pinto, Pedro Vaz; Veríssimo, Luís; Bersacola, Elena; Fabiano, Ezequiel; Palmeirim, Jorge M.; Monadjem, Ara; Monterroso, PedroScientific investigations on the mammals of Angola started over 150 years ago, but information remains scarce and scattered, with only one recent published account. Here we provide a synthesis of the mammals of Angola based on a thorough survey of primary and grey literature, as well as recent unpublished records. We present a short history of mammal research, and provide brief information on each species known...