A rapid biological assessment of the Konashen Community owned Conservation Area, Southern Guyana.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Alonso, Leeanne E., editor.

McCullough, Jennifer, editor.

Naskrecki, Piotr, editor.

Alexander, Eustace, editor.

Series:

RAP bulletin of biological assessment; 51.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ecological assessment (Biology).

Biodiversity conservation.

Guiana.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Arlington, Va.: Conservation International, 2007.

Summary:

The Konashen Community Owned Conservation Area (COCA) - a stretch of 625,000 hectares of forest in the southern region of Guyana - is relatively unexplored and considered to be one of the last large intact areas of tropical wilderness remaining in Guyana. This book summarises the data collected during a rapid assessment survey.

Contents:

Organizational profiles Acknowledgements Report at a glance Executive summary Map Katydids of selected sites in the Konashen Community Owned Conservation Area (COCA), Southern Guyana Ants of Southern Guyana - A preliminary report Dung beetles of Southern Guyana - A preliminary survey Water quality at selected sites in the Konashen COCA, Southern Guyana Aquatic biota: Fishes, decapod crustaceans and mollusks of the Upper Essequibo Basin (Konashen COCA), Southern Guyana Amphibians and reptiles of the Acarai Mountains, and Sipu, Kamoa and Essequibo Rivers in the Konashen COCA, Guyana Birds of the Konashen COCA, Southern Guyana Non-volant mammals of the Konashen COCA, Southern Guyana Preliminary list of ant genera collected in the Konashen COCA, October 2006 Abundance matrix of fish species collected during the 2006 RAP survey in the Acarai Mountains, Sipu, Kamoa and Essequibo Rivers, Konashen Indigenous District of Southern Guyana Preliminary bird species checklist of the Konashen COCA, Southern Guyana Preliminary checklist of non-volant mammals of the Konashen COCA, Southern Guyana

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages) and index.