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IMPORTANT PLANT AREAS IN THE ARABIAN PENINSULA: 4. JABAL AJA’

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 June 2011

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

Jabal Aja’ in Saudi Arabia is an Important Plant Area (IPA) in the Arabian Peninsula. This paper describes the flora of the Jabal Aja’ area and provides an up-to-date botanical checklist. It designates the site as an IPA due to the presence of endemic and biogeographically relict species and the function of the site as a bioclimatic refuge. In addition to these conservation assessments, this study discusses socio-economic issues, threats to biodiversity conservation on Jabal Aja’, and the future research required to build upon these preliminary studies.

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ConservationImportant Plant AreaJabal Aja’refugerelict speciesSaudi Arabia
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Edinburgh Journal of Botany , Volume 68 , Issue 2 , July 2011 , pp. 199 - 224
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Copyright © Trustees of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 2011

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