Biodiversity Profile of Afghanistan - Disasters and Conflicts - UNEP
Biodiversity Profile of Afghanistan - Disasters and Conflicts - UNEP
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17. Recommended.Priority.Actions.for.Conserving.<strong>Afghanistan</strong>’s.<strong>Biodiversity</strong>.....................................................................52<br />
18. Acknowledgements......................................................................................................................................................53<br />
19. Literature.Cited.............................................................................................................................................................53<br />
Appendix.1..The.Mammals.<strong>of</strong>.<strong>Afghanistan</strong>:.A.Checklist......................................................................................................58<br />
Appendix.2..The.Birds.<strong>of</strong>.<strong>Afghanistan</strong>:.A.Checklist...............................................................................................................68<br />
Appendix.3..The.Reptiles.<strong>of</strong>.<strong>Afghanistan</strong>:.A.Checklist..........................................................................................................87<br />
Appendix.4..The.Amphibians.<strong>of</strong>.<strong>Afghanistan</strong>:.A.Checklist...................................................................................................93<br />
Appendix.5..The.Fish.<strong>of</strong>.<strong>Afghanistan</strong>:.A.Checklist................................................................................................................94<br />
Appendix.6..The.Butterflies.<strong>of</strong>.<strong>Afghanistan</strong>:.A.Checklist.......................................................................................................99<br />
Appendix.7..The.Mosquitoes.<strong>of</strong>.<strong>Afghanistan</strong>:.A.Checklist..................................................................................................105<br />
Appendix.8..The.Liverworts.<strong>of</strong>.<strong>Afghanistan</strong>:.A.Checklist.....................................................................................................106<br />
Appendix.9..The.Lichens.<strong>and</strong>.Fungi.<strong>of</strong>.<strong>Afghanistan</strong>:.A.Checklist.......................................................................................107<br />
Appendix.10..Afghan.Species.Listed.on.the.IUCN.Red.List.<strong>of</strong>.Threatened.Species...........................................................112<br />
Appendix.11..Afghan.Species.Listed.on.Appendices.I.<strong>and</strong>.II.<strong>of</strong>.the.Convention..<br />
................on.the.Trade.in.Endangered.Species.(CITES)...............................................................................................114<br />
Appendix.12..A.Subject.Bibliography.<strong>of</strong>.Afghan.<strong>Biodiversity</strong>.............................................................................................117<br />
List <strong>of</strong> Tables<br />
Table.1. World.Meterological.Office.Global.St<strong>and</strong>ard.Normal.Mean.Monthly.Temperature.(C).from.seven..<br />
Afghan.Stations............................................................................................................................................... 13<br />
Table.2. World.Meteorological.Office.Global.St<strong>and</strong>ard.Normal.Mean.Monthly.Precipitation.(mm).from.seven..<br />
Afghan.Stations............................................................................................................................................... 13<br />
Table.3. Udvardy.Realms,.Provinces.<strong>and</strong>.Biomes.Present.in.<strong>Afghanistan</strong>..................................................................... 16<br />
Table.4. Comparison.<strong>of</strong>..Differing.Biogeographic.Classifications.for.<strong>Afghanistan</strong>........................................................ 16<br />
Table.5. Description.<strong>of</strong>.WWF-US.Eco-regions.Found.in.<strong>Afghanistan</strong>.............................................................................. 18<br />
Table.6. Subjective.Classification.<strong>of</strong>.Human.Impact.on.Composition,.Structure.<strong>and</strong>.Function.<strong>of</strong>.WWF-US..<br />
Eco-regions.in.<strong>Afghanistan</strong>............................................................................................................................. 25<br />
Table.7. List.<strong>of</strong>.Afghan.wetl<strong>and</strong>s.known.or.expected.to.be.biologically.significant..................................................... 26<br />
Table.8. Number.<strong>of</strong>.Species.Known.to.Exist.in.<strong>Afghanistan</strong>........................................................................................... 28<br />
Table.9. Important.Bird.Areas.(IBAs).in.<strong>Afghanistan</strong>.listed.by.Evans.(1994)................................................................... 29<br />
Table.10. Species.known.to.be.endemic.to.<strong>Afghanistan</strong>............................................................................................... 35<br />
Table.11. <strong>UNEP</strong>-WCMC’s.World.Database.on.Protected.Areas.information.on.<strong>Afghanistan</strong>’s.Protected.Areas............... 36<br />
Table.12... Species.diversity.<strong>of</strong>.<strong>Afghanistan</strong>’s.agriculture................................................................................................. 51<br />
List <strong>of</strong> Figures<br />
Figure.1. Map.<strong>of</strong>.Udvardy.Provinces.in.<strong>Afghanistan</strong>.(from.Sayer.<strong>and</strong>.Van.der.Zon.[1981])........................................... 15<br />
Figure.2. WWF-US.Eco-region.Classification.<strong>of</strong>.<strong>Afghanistan</strong>.<strong>and</strong>.Neighbouring.Countries............................................. 17<br />
Figure.3. Freitag’s.(1972).classification.<strong>of</strong>.the.potential.vegetation.<strong>of</strong>.<strong>Afghanistan</strong>.prior.to.alteration.by.human..<br />
activity...Redrawn.by.Sayer.<strong>and</strong>.Van.der.Zon.(1981)...................................................................................... 20<br />
Figure.4. Map.<strong>of</strong>.<strong>Afghanistan</strong>’s.Protected.Areas............................................................................................................ 38
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