Vegetation and Flora of Sacred Natural Sites in North-Western Morocco—Landscape Context and Conservation Value

AbstractA spring (1999) census was conducted of great bustards Otis tarda in north-western Morocco, where a poorly known population of this species occurs. Sixty-four birds were seen in four distinct areas. Adult males were seen displaying at three of these areas, indicating that they are probably traditional lek sites. No adult males were observed in the fourth area and its status as a lek site is uncertain. Two further sites were visited but no birds were seen. Two lst-year males were seen with their mothers, demonstrating successful breeding in 1998. We argue that the small number of birds, a population sex ratio of 1:3.3 in favour of females, evidence for a range contraction, and probable isolation from other great bustard populations mean that this population is now extremely endangered and will decline to extinction unless conservation measures are implemented immediately.

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On Some Superficial Geological Appearances in North-Western Morocco, Abridged from Notes Taken during the Late Mission of Sir Moses Montefiore to Morocco

Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society of London ◽

10.2307/1799301 ◽

1864 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 24

Author(s):

T. Hodgkin

Keyword(s):

Western Morocco ◽

North Western

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First records of bats from the Alatish National Park, north-western Ethiopia (Chiroptera)

Lynx, new series ◽

10.2478/lynx-2016-0004 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 47 (1) ◽

pp. 51-69 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Sergei V. Kruskop ◽

Petr Benda ◽

Denis A. Vasenkov ◽

Leonid A. Lavrenchenko

Keyword(s):

Species Diversity ◽

National Park ◽

Complex Structure ◽

Conservation Value ◽

High Conservation ◽

First Time ◽

North Western ◽

Western Ethiopia

Abstract The paper presents results of a first attempt to survey bats of the Alatish National Park (northwestern Ethiopia). Twenty-one bat species belonging to eight families and twelve genera were documented for the first time in the Park, at least two bat species (Hipposideros abae, Pipistrellus nanulus) were found new for the fauna of Ethiopia. The Alatish National Park is an area of high conservation value due to its high bat species diversity and a complex structure of the fauna including elements with various zoogeographic affinities.

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The lichens of Pukhtolova Gora (St. Petersburg, Russia)

Folia Cryptogamica Estonica ◽

10.12697/fce.2021.58.10 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 58 ◽

Author(s):

Irina S Stepanchikova ◽

Dmitry E. Himelbrant ◽

Ekaterina S. Kuznetsova ◽

Sergey V. Chesnokov ◽

Liudmila A. Konoreva ◽

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Keyword(s):

Protected Area ◽

Conservation Value ◽

Historical Collections ◽

Saprobic Fungi ◽

Lichen Diversity ◽

Lichen Biota ◽

High Conservation ◽

The City ◽

North Western ◽

Forest Habitats

The lichen diversity of the proposed protected area Pukhtolova Gora counts 252 species, including 232 lichenized, 12 lichenicolous, and 8 non-lichenized saprobic fungi. Micarea laeta, M. pusilla, and Pyrenidium actinellum s. lat. are new to North-Western European Russia; Parmelia serrana, Rhizocarpon cinereovirens, and Stereocaulon taeniarum are new to St. Petersburg. Altogether 13 species recorded in the study area are red-listed in St. Petersburg, with two of them known only from historical collections. Pukhtolova Gora is an area with a high conservation value; the lichen biota of this area is one of the richest within the city limits due to the well-preserved forest habitats.

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