Perú: Cerros de Kampankis – Rapid Biological and Social Inventories 24: Rapid Biological and Social Inventories: 24 Volume 24 - Softcover

Pitman, Nigel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0982841922 ISBN 13: 9780982841921

Publisher: Field Museum of Natural History, 2013

Synopsis

The Kampankis Mountains are a knife-thin ridge in northern Peru that rises 1,435 meters above the surrounding Amazon lowlands. For three weeks, a group of researchers explored both the biological diversity and cultural values of the Cerros de Kampankis landscape, with the aim of promoting the long-term conservation of the area by the local Awajun and Wampis indigenous peoples. Field Museum and Peruvian scientists recorded over 1,700 species of plants, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals, including twenty-five species that appear to be new to science. The report is presented in Spanish and English, and includes conservation recommendations, a technical report on the biological and social findings, appendices, and an executive summary in Wampis and Awajun.

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About the Author

Nigel Pitman is a research associate at Duke University. He is based in Quatro Barras, Brazil.

Edition details

• Publisher: Field Museum of Natural History
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0982841922
• ISBN 13: 9780982841921
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 454