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IMPORTANT PLANT AREAS IN THE ARABIAN PENINSULA: 1. JABAL QARAQIR

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 February 2010

O. A. Llewellyn ,
M. Hall ,
A. G. Miller ,
T. M. Al-Abbasi ,
A. H. Al-Wetaid ,
R. J. Al-Harbi ,
K. F. Al-Shammari  and
A. Al-Farhan
O. A. Llewellyn
Affiliation:
National Commission for Wildlife Conservation and Development (NCWCD), PO Box 61681, Riyadh 11575, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
M. Hall
Affiliation:
Centre for Middle Eastern Plants, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 20A Inverleith Row, Edinburgh EH3 5LR, Scotland, UK. Author for correspondence. E-mail: m.hall@rbge.org.uk
A. G. Miller
Affiliation:
Centre for Middle Eastern Plants, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 20A Inverleith Row, Edinburgh EH3 5LR, Scotland, UK.
T. M. Al-Abbasi
Affiliation:
National Commission for Wildlife Conservation and Development (NCWCD), PO Box 61681, Riyadh 11575, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
A. H. Al-Wetaid
Affiliation:
National Commission for Wildlife Conservation and Development (NCWCD), PO Box 61681, Riyadh 11575, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
R. J. Al-Harbi
Affiliation:
National Commission for Wildlife Conservation and Development (NCWCD), PO Box 61681, Riyadh 11575, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
K. F. Al-Shammari
Affiliation:
National Commission for Wildlife Conservation and Development (NCWCD), PO Box 61681, Riyadh 11575, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
A. Al-Farhan
Affiliation:
Botany and Microbiology Department, King Saud University, PO Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Abstract

Jabal Qaraqir in Saudi Arabia is the first site to be assessed for the Important Plant Area (IPA) programme in the Arabian Peninsula. This paper describes the geology, fauna and flora of the Qaraqir site and provides the first botanical checklist of the area. It designates the locality as an IPA due to the quality of the wadi vegetation and the presence of endemic and biogeographically relictual species. As well as assessments, this study also touches on the planning stage of conservation activity. Socio-economic issues and threats to the conservation of Qaraqir are discussed and suggestions for conservation action are provided.

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ConservationImportant Plant AreaQaraqirrefugerelict speciesSaudi Arabia
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Edinburgh Journal of Botany , Volume 67 , Issue 1 , March 2010 , pp. 37 - 56
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Copyright © Trustees of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 2010

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