The Natural History of Oman A Festschrift for Michael Gallagher

About this book

Selection of articles and essays on the flora and fauna of Oman, selected in honour of Michael Gallagher, former advisor at the Natural History Museum in the Ministry of National Heritage and Culture in Oman, on the occasion of his retirement in 1998.

Contents

Contributors   vii
Preface & Acknowledgements   ix
Michael Desmond Gallagher: A Brief Biography   1
Bibliography of Michael Desmond Gallagher   3
Animals and Plants named after Michael Desmond Gallagher   9

Chapter 1. Introduction / Martin Fisher, Shahina A. Ghazanfar & Andrew Spalton   17
Chapter 2. Reflections / Michael Gallagher   23
Chapter 3. A Review of the Flora of Oman / Shahina A. Ghazanfar   29
Chapter 4. The Reptiles and Amphibians of Oman: Herpetological History and Current Status / Andrew S. Gardner   65
Chapter 5. The Ecology and Conservation Status of the Sea Turtles of Oman / Robert M. Baldwin & Ali bin Amer al Kiyumi   89
Chapter 6. Bird Studies in Oman: 1980-1999 / Jens Eriksen   99
Chapter 7. The Conservation Status of the Terrestrial Mammals of Oman: A Preliminary Red List / Martin Fisher   109
Chapter 8. A Review of the Ecology and Conservation Status of the Arabian Tahr Hemitragus jayakari / David Insall   129
Chapter 9. The Status of the Arabian Leopard Panthera pardus nimr in Oman: First Results of the Arabian Leopard Survey / Andrew Spalton & David Willis   147
Chapter 10. A Review of Cetaceans from Waters off the Arabian Peninsula / Robert M. Baldwin, Michael Gallagher & Koen Van Waerebeek   161

Index   191

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