Green gem of the Northern Escarpment: biodiversity and endemism of the Serra do Pingano Forest Ecosystem

Authors

  • T Lautenschläger Institute of Botany, TUD Dresden University of Technology, Dresden, Germany; Botanical Garden, Universität Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
  • MC Aime Purdue University, Arthur & Kriebel Herbaria, Lafayette, Indiana, USA
  • V Clausnitzer Senckenberg Leibniz Institution for Biodiversity and Earth System Research, Görlitz, Germany
  • L Langer Senckenberg Natural History Collections, Dresden, Germany
  • P Meller Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolution of Plants, Institute of Plant Science and Microbiology, Universität Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
  • F Müller Institute of Botany, TUD Dresden University of Technology, Dresden, Germany
  • M Nuss Senckenberg Natural History Collections, Dresden, Germany
  • N Teutloff Institute of Botany, TUD Dresden University of Technology, Dresden, Germany
  • R Ernst Senckenberg Natural History Collections, Dresden, Germany; Faculty of Biology, TUD Dresden University of Technology, Dresden, Germany

Keywords:

Angola, biodiversity, endemism, escarpments, highlands, Serra do Pingano Forest Ecosystem

Abstract

The highlands and escarpments of Angola extend into the country’s northern province, Uíge. The mountain ranges and scattered inselbergs there are characterised by small-scale geomorphological diversity that in turn supports a rich biodiversity, and together make up the Serra do Pingano Forest Ecosystem (SPFE). Drawing on previous studies, this paper briefly describes various taxonomic groups (fungi, Trachaeophyta, Bryophytes, Odonata, butterflies, moths, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals) of the SPFE in terms of their diversity and endemism rates. The initial results presented show the need to fill the existing data gaps and point to the importance of a conservation status for the SPFE.

Monograph on endemism in the highlands and escarpments of Angola and Namibia

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Published

2023-12-16

Issue

Vol. 8 (2023): Mendelsohn JM, Huntley BJ, Vaz Pinto P (eds). Monograph on endemism in the highlands and escarpments of Angola and Namibia. Namibian Journal of Environment

Section

Diversity and endemism

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