Die Arabische Halbinsel ist reich an natürlichen Habitaten und an Tieren und Pflanzen. In diesem Band werden Arbeiten über Schutzstrategien, Artenschutzprogramme, eine Aufstellung von Prioritäten für die Einrichtung von Schutzgebieten, transnationale Schutzansätze usw. zusammengefasst. Dieser Band erschien in Zusammenarbeit mit der Umweltbehörde des Emirats Sharjah als Hardcover-Ausgabe als Sonderheft der Zeitschrift „Zoology in the Middle East“. The Arabian Peninsula is rich in natural habitats and in animals and plants. This volume summarizes work on conservation strategies, conservation programs, a list of priorities for the establishment of protected areas, transnational conservation approaches, and so on. This volume was published as a hardcover special issue of the journal Zoology in the Middle East in cooperation with the Sharjah Emirate Environment Agency. al Midfa, A., Mallon, D. & Budd, K.: Ten Years of Conservation Workshops for the Fauna of Arabia 2000-2009. Mallon, D. P.: Global hotspots in the Arabian Peninsula. Al Omari, K.: Protected Areas in the Arabian Peninsula. Shobrak, M.: Bird flyways and stopover conservation sites in the Arabian Peninsula. Van Damme, K. & Banfield, L.: Past and present human impacts on the biodiversity of Socotra Island (Yemen): implications for future conservation. Disi, A. M.: Review of the lizard fauna of Jordan (Reptilia: Sauria). Strick, J., Vercammen, P., Judas, J. & Lawrence, M.: Population structure, migratory connectivity and inference on gene exchange mechanisms in the Asian Houbara Bustard Chlamydotis macqueenii: a summary of recent findings. Fernandes, C. A.: Colonization time of Arabia by White-tailed Mongoose Ichneumia albicauda as inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequences (Mammalia: Herpestidae). Zafar-ul Islam, M., Ismail, K. & Boug, A.: Restoration of the endangered Arabian Oryx Oryx leucoryx, Pallas 1766 in Saudi Arabia: lessons learnt from the twenty years of re-introduction in arid fenced and unfenced protected areas (Mammalia: Artiodactyla). Budd, J. & Leus, K.: The Arabian Leopard Panthera pardus nimr conservation breeding programme. Leus, K.: Captive breeding and conservation. Price, M. R. S.: Re-introductions in today's Arabian Peninsula: The first steps for a grander vision? Hall, M. & Miller, A. G.: Strategic requirements for plant conservation in the Arabian Peninsula. Knight, M. H., Seddon, P. J. & Al Midfa, A.: Transboundary conservation initiatives and opportunities in the Arabian Peninsula. Holness, S., Knight, M., Sorensen, M., Ramadan, Y. & Othman, A.: Towards a systematic conservation plan for the Arabian Peninsula.
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