Takamanda Project (Cameroon)
Takamanda is the home of the Cross River gorilla (Gorilla gorilla diehli)
The Takamanda Project was a collaborative, multi-institutional effort to provide an initial series of assessments for selected taxa in this region of southwestern Cameroon and elicit the data needed to form a baseline for future research and conservation. Takamanda Forest Reserve was relatively unexplored until this project. Increasing threats to the long-term survival of both flora and fauna in the reserve prompted the authors and their respective affiliations to conduct the biodiversity assessments that we report on in this book.
The primary objectives of the Takamanda Project were to:
- Identify key habitats using cartographic information and remote sensing;
- Describe forest structure, composition, and diversity;
- Determine the current conditions (species composition, frequency of encounters, population densities) of key taxonomic groups, including large mammals, birds, reptiles, and selected arthropods;
- Gather and understand indigenous knowledge on the species and their uses; and
- Evaluate fisheries activities.
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Takamanda Forest Reserve, Cameroon (SI/MAB Series #8)
