Lely mountains

Rapid Assessment Program

RAP
Bulletin
A Rapid Biological Assessment of the Lely and Nassau Plateaus,
Suriname (with additional information on the Brownsberg
Plateau)

Biological
Assessment

of

43

Leeanne E. Alonso and Jan H. Mol (Editors)

Center for Applied Biodiversity Science
(CABS)
Conservation International Suriname
Stichting Natuurbehoud Suriname
(Stinasu)
Anton de Kom University of Suriname/
CELOS
BHP Billiton Maatschappij Suriname
Suriname Aluminum Company LLC
(Suralco)

Cover photos
Top: The Lely Mountains.
Trond Larsen
Center: Hyla crepitans, a forest stream frog species found at
Nassau.
James I. Watling
Botton: Daceton armigerum, documented on the Lely Plateau.
Jeffrey Sosa-Calvo

Rapid Assessment Program

RAP
A Rapid Biological Assessment of the Lely and Nassau Plateaus,
Suriname (with additional information on the Brownsberg
Plateau)

Bulletin

Biological
Assessment

of

43

Leeanne E. Alonso and Jan H. Mol (Editors)

Center for Applied Biodiversity Science (CABS)
Conservation International Suriname
Stichting Natuurbehoud Suriname (Stinasu)
Anton de Kom University of Suriname/CELOS
BHP Billiton Maatschappij Suriname
Suriname Aluminum Company LLC (Suralco)

The RAP Bulletin of Biological Assessment is published by:
Conservation International
Center for Applied Biodiversity Science
2011 Crystal Drive, Suite 500
Arlington, VA USA 22202
Tel : [phone] www.conservation.org www.biodiversityscience.org
Editors: Leeanne E. Alonso and Jan H. Mol
Design: Glenda Fabregas
Map: Mark Denil
Translations: Haydi J. Berrenstein
ISBN # 1-881173-98-4
© 2007 Conservation International
10.1896/ci.cabs.2007.rap43
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