Rapid survey of the birds of the Atewa Range Forest Reserve, Ghana

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The RAP Bulletin of Biological Assessment is published by Conservation International Center for Applied Biodiversity Science 2011 Crystal Drive, Suite 500 Arlington, VA USA 22202 Tel : 703-341-2400 www.conservation.org www.biodiversityscience.org Editors: Jennifer McCullough, Leeanne E. Alonso, Piotr Naskrecki, Heather E. Wright and Yaw Osei-Owusu Design: Glenda Fabregas Map: Mark Denil Photography: Piotr Naskrecki RAP Bulletin of Biological Assessment Series Editors: Jennifer McCullough and Leeanne E. Alonso ISBN #978-1-934151-09-9 © 2007 Conservation International All rights reserved. Library of Congress Card Catalog Number 2007940630 Conservation International is a private, non-profit organization exempt from federal income tax under section 501c(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The designations of geographical entities in this publication, and the presentation of the material, do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of Conservation International or its supporting organizations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Any opinions expressed in the RAP Bulletin of Biological Assessment Series are those of the writers and do not necessarily reflect those of Conservation International or its co-publishers. RAP Bulletin of Biological Assessment was formerly RAP Working Papers. Numbers 1-13 of this series were published under the previous series title. Suggested citation: McCullough, J., L.E. Alonso, P. Naskrecki, H.E. Wright and Y. Osei-Owusu (eds.). 2007. A Rapid Biological Assessment of the Atewa Range Forest Reserve, Eastern Ghana. RAP Bulletin of Biological Assessment 47. Conservation International, Arlington, VA.
Table of Contents Participants and Authors..................................................5 Organizational Profiles.....................................................7 Acknowledgements...........................................................9 Report at a Glance...........................................................10 Executive Summary.........................................................13 Map and Photos................................................................31 Chapters.............................................................................35 Chapter 1............................................................................35 An ecological, socio-economic and conservation overview of the Atewa Range Forest Reserve, Ghana Chapter 2............................................................................41 The botanical diversity of the Atewa Range Carel C. H. Jongkind Chapter 3............................................................................43 A rapid botanical survey of the Atewa Range Forest Reserve, Ghana D.E.K.A Siaw and Jonathan Dabo Chapter 4............................................................................50 Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) of the Atewa Range, Ghana Klaas-Douwe B. Dijkstra Chapter 5............................................................................55 A rapid survey of butterflies in the Atewa Range Forest Reserve, Ghana Kwaku Aduse-Poku and Ernestina Doku-Marfo Chapter 6 ...........................................................................61 Additional comments on butterflies of the Upland Evergreen Forest of the Atewa Range Forest Reserve, Ghana Torben Larsen Chapter 7............................................................................63 The katydids of the Atewa Range Forest Reserve, Ghana Piotr Naskrecki Chapter 8..........................................................................69 A rapid assessment of fishes in the Atewa Range Forest Reserve, Ghana E. K. Abban Chapter 9..........................................................................76 A rapid survey of the amphibians from the Atewa Range Forest Reserve, Eastern Region, Ghana N’goran Germain Kouamé, Caleb Ofori Boateng and Mark-Oliver Rödel Chapter 10........................................................................84 A rapid survey of the birds of the Atewa Range Forest Reserve, Ghana Ron Demey and William Ossom Chapter 11........................................................................90 A rapid survey of small mammals from the Atewa Range Forest Reserve, Eastern Region, Ghana Natalie Weber and Jakob Fahr Chapter 12........................................................................99 A rapid survey of large mammals from the Atewa Range Forest Reserve, Eastern Region, Ghana Moses Kofi Sam, Kwaku Oduro Lokko, Emmanuel Akom and John Nyame Chapter 13......................................................................103 A rapid survey of primates from the Atewa Range Forest Reserve, Ghana Nicolas Granier and Vincent Awotwe-Pratt Gazetteer........................................................................113 Appendices...................................................................114 Appendix 1.....................................................................114 List of Vascular Plants known from the Atewa Range Carel Jongkind Appendix 2.....................................................................130 List of plant species recorded during the Atewa RAP survey, June 2006 D.E.K.A Siaw and Jonathan Dabo A Rapid Biological Assessment of the Atewa Range Forest Reserve, Eastern Ghana
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