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Plants of Dom, Bamenda Highlands, Cameroon, The: A Conservation Checklist
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
Plants of Dom, Bamenda Highlands, Cameroon, The: A Conservation Checklist
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Martin Cheek
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By (author) Yvette Harvey
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By (author) Jean-Michel Onana
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:174 | Dimensions(mm): Height 297,Width 210 |
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Category/Genre | Botany and plant sciences |
ISBN/Barcode |
9781842463987
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Classifications | Dewey:581.96711 |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Royal Botanic Gardens
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Imprint |
Kew Publishing
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Publication Date |
17 March 2010 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
This book describes the 356 species and varieties of plant discovered in the forests of Dom, located in the Bamenda Highlands of North West Region of Cameroon, and is designed to enable identification of the plant species within the checklist area, in particular those threatened with extinction - the highest priorities for conservation. To this end, details to aid the monitoring and management of each of the threatened taxa are given in a separate Red Data chapter, which includes line drawings.
Author Biography
Martin Cheek is a botanist in the Wet Tropics of Africa Team, based at the Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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