Journal of Biodiversity & Endangered Species

Rana M Jamous

Publications

• Research Article
  Updating the Plant “Red List” of Palestine (West Bank and Gaza Strip): Conservation Assessment and Recommendations
  Author(s): Mohammed S Ali-Shtayeh and Rana M JamousMohammed S Ali-Shtayeh and Rana M Jamous
  
  Palestine (West Bank and Gaza) has been considered as an important center of plant diversity and speciation in the Mediterranean region. However, several species are threatened by numerous factors including human activities, e.g., conversion of traditional to intensive agriculture, accompanied by deep ploughing and the application of pesticides, overgrazing, and urban development and construction; and global climatic change. In this study, the “rednumber” procedure was applied, with a few modifications, to Palestinian plants and a red list with International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) categories conservation priorities was constructed, as quantified by the red numbers. The same procedure was applied to extinct plants... Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2332-2543.1000224

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