Abstract
Developing site-specific strategies for conserving biodiversity in the Eastern Arc forests requires an understanding of both the ecology of the forests as well as the political and socio-economic factors influencing communities living adjacent to forests. I shall limit my discussion to five broad categories:
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Patterns of distribution of biodiversity.
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Trends in populations of keystone and indicator species.
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Critical ecological and evolutionary processes.
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4. Minimum area requirements of extinction-prone species.
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5. Relationship of local people to adjacent forests.
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Newmark, W.D. (2002). Site-Specific Knowledge Important for Conserving Biodiversity. In: Conserving Biodiversity in East African Forests. Ecological Studies, vol 155. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-04872-6_5
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