Africa's highest mountain provides a habitat for fascinating plant communities. The montane forest belt, with over 1,200 plant species, including more than 100 ferns, has the greatest biodiversity on the mountain. However, more and more of the forest is disappearing due to forest clearing and fires,
Contents: german research 1/2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2006
- Weight
- 50 KB
- Volume
- 28
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0172-1526
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โฆ Synopsis
Tropical forests shrouded in mist and cloud are a habitat for very diverse communities of species. But these mountain rain forests are endangered. Globally they now account for less than one percent of the world's total forested area. In Costa Rica scientists have studied this fascinating flora and gained new insights into this threatened ecosystem.
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