Elevational distribution of restricted range forest tree taxa in eastern Tanzania

@article{citeulike:1112760, abstract = {The forests of eastern Tanzania are a globally important biodiversity hotspot. In this study 361 eastern Tanzanian restricted range forest tree taxa were assessed. Of these taxa, 223 occurred in the Eastern Arc, 150 in Coastal forests, 17 in Northern forests and 21 in the Lake Nyasa forests. The majority of the taxa had restricted elevational ranges with 76.3\% occurring in no more than two 200 m elevational bands out of a total potential elevation range of 3000 m. The majority of the taxa occupied a small area in the eastern Tanzanian forests, with 201 taxa being only found at a few sites. In determining priority areas for conservation, selection of taxon definitions can have important effects. For example, tree size varies with elevation, so if only large trees are used then site selection will be biased towards particular areas.}, author = {Lovett, Jon C. and Philip and Moore, Robin and Morrey, Gilbert H. }, citeulike-article-id = {1112760}, doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1016610526242}, journal = {Biodiversity and Conservation}, keywords = {africa, forest, species\_distribution, tanzania, trees}, month = {April}, number = {4}, pages = {541--550}, posted-at = {2007-02-19 13:30:26}, priority = {2}, title = {Elevational distribution of restricted range forest tree taxa in eastern Tanzania}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1016610526242}, volume = {V10}, year = {2001} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1112760 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1112760 TI - Elevational distribution of restricted range forest tree taxa in eastern Tanzania JF - Biodiversity and Conservation VL - V10 IS - 4 SP - 541 EP - 550 N2 - The forests of eastern Tanzania are a globally important biodiversity hotspot. In this study 361 eastern Tanzanian restricted range forest tree taxa were assessed. Of these taxa, 223 occurred in the Eastern Arc, 150 in Coastal forests, 17 in Northern forests and 21 in the Lake Nyasa forests. The majority of the taxa had restricted elevational ranges with 76.3% occurring in no more than two 200 m elevational bands out of a total potential elevation range of 3000 m. The majority of the taxa occupied a small area in the eastern Tanzanian forests, with 201 taxa being only found at a few sites. In determining priority areas for conservation, selection of taxon definitions can have important effects. For example, tree size varies with elevation, so if only large trees are used then site selection will be biased towards particular areas. KW - africa KW - forest KW - species_distribution KW - tanzania KW - trees AU - Lovett, Jon AU - Philip AU - Moore, Robin AU - Morrey, Gilbert PY - 2001/04/01/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1016610526242 ER -