BioRisk 3 (2009) Special Issue

Environment, Biodiversity and Conservation in the Middle East. Proceedings of the First Middle Eastern Biodiversity Congress, Aqaba, Jordan, 20–23 October 2008

Edited by

Friedhelm Krupp, Lytton J. Musselman, Mohammed M.A. Kotb, Ilka Weidig

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Table of Contents

Editorial

The effects of climate change on biodiversity: Pressing issues and research priorities Abstract PDF
Friedhelm Krupp, Lytton J. Musselman, Mohammed M. A. Kotb, Ilka Weidig

Review Articles

Tethys returns to the Mediterranean: Success and Limits of Tropical Re-Colonization Abstract PDF
Francis D. Por
The biodiversity network BioFrankfurt: An innovative strategic approach to integrative research, conservation, and education Abstract PDF
Jenny Krutschinna, Bruno Streit
Urbanisation in the United Arab Emirates: The challenges for ecological mitigation in a rapidly developing country Abstract PDF
Andrew S. Gardner, Brigitte Howarth
The Key Biodiversity Areas Project in Iraq: Objectives and scope 2004–2008 Abstract PDF
Clayton Rubec, Azzam Alwash, Anna S. Bachmann

Research Articles

Habitat mapping project of the proposed Iraqi Marshlands National Park area Abstract PDF
Nabeel A. Abdulhasan
Morphological, phylogenetic and physiological diversity of cyanobacteria in the hot springs of Zerka Ma’in, Jordan Abstract PDF
Aharon Oren, Danny Ionescu, Muna Y. Hindiyeh, Hanan I. Malkawi
Space-time variability of phytoplankton structure and diversity in the north-western part of the Arabian Gulf (Kuwait’s waters) Abstract PDF
Igor Polikarpov, Faiza Al-Yamani, Maria Saburova
Biodiversity of free-living flagellates in Kuwait’s intertidal sediments Abstract PDF
Maria Saburova, Faiza Al-Yamani, Igor Polikarpov
Key Biodiversity Areas: Rapid assessment of phytoplankton in the Mesopotamian Marshlands of southern Iraq Abstract PDF
Ghasak S. Al-Obaidi, Suad K. Salman, Clayton D. A. Rubec
Lichens of Israel: diversity, ecology, and distribution Abstract PDF
Marina Temina, Eviatar Nevo
Complex ex situ - in situ approach for conservation of endangered plant species and its application to Iris atrofusca of the Northern Negev Abstract PDF
Sergei Volis, Michael Blecher, Yuval Sapir
Key Biodiversity Areas: Rapid assessment of fish fauna in southern Iraq Abstract PDF
Ibrahem M. Abd, Clayton Rubec, Brian W. Coad
Structure and ecological indices of the fish assemblage of the recently restored Al-Hammar Marsh, southern Iraq Abstract PDF
Najah A. Hussain, Abdul-Razak M. Mohamed, Sajed S. Al Noor, Falah M. Mutlak, Ibrahim M. Abed, Brian W. Coad
Key Biodiversity Areas: Rapid assessment of birds in Kurdistan, northern Iraq Abstract PDF
Korsh Ararat
A summary of birds recorded in the marshes of southern Iraq, 2005–2008 Abstract PDF
Mudhafar Salim, Richard Porter, Clayton Rubec


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