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The discovery, biodiversity and conservation of Mabu forest--the largest medium-altitude rainforest in southern Africa. / Bayliss, Julian; Timberlake, Jonathan; Branch, William et al.
In: Oryx, Vol. 48, No. 2, 01.02.2014, p. 177-185.

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Bayliss, J, Timberlake, J, Branch, W, Bruessow, C, Collins, S, Congdon, C, Curran, M, Sousa, CD, Dowsett, R, Dowsett-Lemaire, F, Fishpool, L, Harris, T, Herrmann, E, Georgiadis, S, Kopp, M, Liggitt, B, Monadjem, A, Patel, H, Ribeiro, D, Spottiswoode, C, Taylor, P, Willcock, S & Smith, P 2014, 'The discovery, biodiversity and conservation of Mabu forest--the largest medium-altitude rainforest in southern Africa', Oryx, vol. 48, no. 2, pp. 177-185. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0030605313000720

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Bayliss, J., Timberlake, J., Branch, W., Bruessow, C., Collins, S., Congdon, C., Curran, M., Sousa, C. D., Dowsett, R., Dowsett-Lemaire, F., Fishpool, L., Harris, T., Herrmann, E., Georgiadis, S., Kopp, M., Liggitt, B., Monadjem, A., Patel, H., Ribeiro, D., ... Smith, P. (2014). The discovery, biodiversity and conservation of Mabu forest--the largest medium-altitude rainforest in southern Africa. Oryx, 48(2), 177-185. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0030605313000720

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Bayliss J, Timberlake J, Branch W, Bruessow C, Collins S, Congdon C, Curran M, Sousa CD, Dowsett R, Dowsett-Lemaire F, et al. 2014. The discovery, biodiversity and conservation of Mabu forest--the largest medium-altitude rainforest in southern Africa. Oryx. 48(2):177-185. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0030605313000720

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Bayliss, Julian et al. "The discovery, biodiversity and conservation of Mabu forest--the largest medium-altitude rainforest in southern Africa". Oryx. 2014, 48(2). 177-185. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0030605313000720

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Bayliss J, Timberlake J, Branch W, Bruessow C, Collins S, Congdon C et al. The discovery, biodiversity and conservation of Mabu forest--the largest medium-altitude rainforest in southern Africa. Oryx. 2014 Feb 1;48(2):177-185. doi: 10.1017/S0030605313000720

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Bayliss, Julian ; Timberlake, Jonathan ; Branch, William et al. / The discovery, biodiversity and conservation of Mabu forest--the largest medium-altitude rainforest in southern Africa. In: Oryx. 2014 ; Vol. 48, No. 2. pp. 177-185.

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T1 - The discovery, biodiversity and conservation of Mabu forest--the largest medium-altitude rainforest in southern Africa

AU - Bayliss, Julian

AU - Timberlake, Jonathan

AU - Branch, William

AU - Bruessow, Carl

AU - Collins, Steve

AU - Congdon, Colin

AU - Curran, Michael

AU - Sousa, Camila de

AU - Dowsett, Robert

AU - Dowsett-Lemaire, Francoise

AU - Fishpool, Lincoln

AU - Harris, Timothy

AU - Herrmann, Eric

AU - Georgiadis, Stephen

AU - Kopp, Mirjam

AU - Liggitt, Bruce

AU - Monadjem, Ara

AU - Patel, Hassam

AU - Ribeiro, Daniel

AU - Spottiswoode, Claire

AU - Taylor, Peter

AU - Willcock, Simon

AU - Smith, Paul

PY - 2014/2/1

Y1 - 2014/2/1

N2 - The montane inselbergs of northern Mozambique have been comparatively little-studied, yet recent surveys have shown they have a rich biodiversity with numerous endemic species. Here we present the main findings from a series of scientific expeditions to one of these inselbergs, Mt Mabu, and discuss the conservation implications. Comprehensive species lists of plants, birds, mammals and butterflies are presented. The most significant result was the discovery of a c. 7,880 ha block of undisturbed rainforest, most of it at medium altitude (900?1,400 m), a forest type that is not well represented elsewhere. It is possibly the largest continuous block of this forest type in southern Africa. To date, 10 new species (plants, mammals, reptiles and butterflies) have been confirmed from Mt Mabu, even though sampling effort for most taxonomic groups has been low. The species assemblages indicate a relatively long period of isolation and many species found are at the southern limit of their range. Conservationists are now faced with the challenge of how best to protect Mt Mabu and similar mountains in northern Mozambique, and various ways that this could be done are discussed

AB - The montane inselbergs of northern Mozambique have been comparatively little-studied, yet recent surveys have shown they have a rich biodiversity with numerous endemic species. Here we present the main findings from a series of scientific expeditions to one of these inselbergs, Mt Mabu, and discuss the conservation implications. Comprehensive species lists of plants, birds, mammals and butterflies are presented. The most significant result was the discovery of a c. 7,880 ha block of undisturbed rainforest, most of it at medium altitude (900?1,400 m), a forest type that is not well represented elsewhere. It is possibly the largest continuous block of this forest type in southern Africa. To date, 10 new species (plants, mammals, reptiles and butterflies) have been confirmed from Mt Mabu, even though sampling effort for most taxonomic groups has been low. The species assemblages indicate a relatively long period of isolation and many species found are at the southern limit of their range. Conservationists are now faced with the challenge of how best to protect Mt Mabu and similar mountains in northern Mozambique, and various ways that this could be done are discussed

U2 - 10.1017/S0030605313000720

DO - 10.1017/S0030605313000720

M3 - Erthygl

VL - 48

SP - 177

EP - 185

JO - Oryx

JF - Oryx

SN - 0030-6053

IS - 2

ER -