The Middle Eastern Biodiversity Network: Generating and sharing knowledge for ecosystem management and conservation

Despite prevailing arid conditions, the diversity of terrestrial and freshwater biota in the Middle East is amazingly high and marine biodiversity is the second highest on Earth. Throughout the region, threats to the environment are moderate to severe. Despite the outstanding economic and ecological...

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Main Authors: Friedhelm Krupp, Maroof Khalaf, Masoumeh Malek, Bruno Streit, Masaa Al-Jumaily
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2009-12-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:http://zookeys.pensoft.net/lib/ajax_srv/article_elements_srv.php?action=download_pdf&item_id=2112