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• W1857865579 abstract "Lamotte, M. & Roy, R. (eds) (2003) Le peuplement animal du mont Nimba (Guinée, Côte d'Ivoire, Liberia). Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle series No. 190. Publications Scientifiques du Muséum, Paris, France. 725 pp, CD-ROM, figs, tables, line diagrams, halftones, colour plates, index. Hardback: price €99, ISBN 2-85653-554-2. Language: French. Mount Nimba (Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia), one of the highest mountains in West Africa (1752 m), is remarkable for its relief and vegetal diversity, forming a set of discontinuous topography overhanging a large plateau at 500–600 m. Since 1942, numerous scientific expeditions have been conducted there and more than 500 species have been described. The aim of the present volume is to give a synthesis of new records and systematic updates following recent taxonomic knowledge. Maxime Lamotte, co-editor of this volume, discovered an endemic viviparous frog when he explored Mount Nimba in Guinea for the first time, in 1942. He returned many times to this area and trained many zoologists, among whom is Roger Roy, coeditor of this book. After a list of the scientific research in, and protection measures for Mount Nimba since 1942, its geographical, climatic and general vegetation features are given. Fauna of the ridge grassland is briefly described. Systematic accounts are given of fig trees and their insects, molluscs, Odonata, grasshoppers, elaterids, scarabeoid dung beetles, fishes, reptiles, birds and chiropters. Fifty-six new species are described in this book (including 32 new species of Elateridae, Coleoptera) and most of the specimens collected since 1942 are kept in the Museum National d’Histoire Naturelle in Paris, France. Some of the systematic accounts also provide ecological data, and evaluate biodiversity and endemism of Mount Nimba. For most of the invertebrate and vertebrate taxa described in this book, biodiversity is very high, while endemism is not striking. We can only regret that similar analysis and synthesis of knowledge have not been done for all the groups described in this book. Description of high biodiversity of fig trees and fig insects shows that Guinea's slopes of Mount Nimba represent one of the most important localities of the Afrotropical region. The systematic account is nicely illustrated with colour plates and good-quality drawings. The ecology of fig trees and the biology of their entomofauna described here provide a good insight into one of the most complex plant–insect ecological systems. A notable analysis of biodiversity is that of the Acridiens, detailing the composition of communities according to habitat and comparing those of Mount Nimba to those of Lamto (Ivory Coast). Interesting insight into the biodiversity of the birds is provided with a detailed analysis of the passerine and nonpasserine communities, on the basis of their status (migrant, resident), habitat and feeding, and social behaviour. This book represents an interesting global faunistic approach to the study of the Mount Nimba. Such taxonomic work has proved to be crucial and urgent in the context of biodiversity crisis (see Wheeler, 2004). Although I understand that this volume cannot be exhaustive, it is a shame that some animal groups, recently studied at Mount Nimba (e.g. jumping spiders, Rollard & Wesolowska, 2002; small carnivores, Colyn et al., 2000; Gaubert et al., 2002; chimpanzees, Matsuzawa & Yamakoshi, 1996; Humle & Matsuzawa, 2001) have not been taken into account. Another point to underline is that such a natural history book may have been an opportunity to question the future of Mount Nimba biodiversity; and I believe that training of local students would be a key requirement. And so we remain with many questions concerning conservation today, in such an important place for diversity in West Africa." @default.
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• W1857865579 title "Revisiting the Mount Nimba biodiversity" @default.
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