Avian Diversity in Dilifekar Block, Arsi Mountains National Park, Ethiopia

Effectiveness and cost efficiency of monitoring mountain nyala in the Bale 1 Mountains National Park , Ethiopia

Due to the financial limitations faced by many protected areas today, identifying 1 cost-efficient monitoring protocols has become important in ensuring the long term sustainability 2 of conservation. The selection of monitoring protocols is usually driven by a range of factors, 3 such as widespread practice or accuracy with the cost efficiency of protocols rarely considered. 4 The mountain nya...

State of Conservation Report on Simien Mountains National Park, World Natural Heritage Site (Ethiopia)

Floristic Composition and Structure of the Dry Afromontane Forest at Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia

The floristic composition and structure of the Dry Afromontane Forest at Bale Mountains National Park was studied from July 2003 to June 2004. A total of 90 plots were established at three sites (Adelle, Boditi and Gaysay) at an altitudinal range of 3010–3410 m. The cover abundance values, density, and diameter at breast height and list of species were recorded in each plot. About 230 species b...

Rarity and Diversity in Forest Ant Assemblages of Great Smoky Mountains National Park

We report on a systematic survey of the ant fauna occurring in hardwood forests in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. At 22-mixed hardwood sites, we collected leaf-litter ant species using Winkler samplers. At eight of those sites, we also collected ants using pitfall and Malaise traps. In total, we collected 53 ant species. As shown in other studies, ant species richness tended to declin...

ecotourism in rodna mountains national park, between wishfulness and reality

abstract: established in the nucleus of the scientific reservation pietrosu mare and set up in 1932 on a surface of 183 hectares, rodna mountains national park (r.m.n.p.) witnessed a remarkable spatial evolution, reaching today a 46 399- hectare territory. the management of this protected area is conducted by the employees of a.r.m.n.p., an administrative structure located in rodna, bistriţa-nă...