Information about the Eastern Afromontane Biodiversity Hotspot was developed using the ecosystem profile (PDF - 4 MB) and the book Hotspots Revisited, which cites:

Brooks, T., Balmford, A., Burgess, N., Fjeldsa, J., Hansen, L.A., Moore, J., Rahbek, C., & Williams, P. 2001. Towards a blueprint for conservation in Africa. BioScience 51:613-624.

Butynski, T.M. & Kalina, J. 1998. Gorilla tourism: A critical review. In E.J. Milner-Gulland & R. Mace. (Eds.), Conservation of Biological Resources. Oxford: Blackwell.

Butynski, T.M. 2001. Africa’s great apes. In Beck, B.B. T.S. Stoinski, M. Hutchins, T.L. Maple, B. Norton, A. Rowan, E.F. Stevens, & A. Arluke. (Eds.), Great Apes and Humans. The Ethics of Coexistence. pp. 3-56. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press.

Davenport, T.R.B. 2002. The Conservation of Mbizi Forest, Sumbawanga, Rukwa Region: A Discussion Paper. Wildlife Conservation Society.

FAO. 2001. Research for the Management of Fisheries on Lake Tanganyika. Terminal Report FI: GCP/RAF/271/FIN.

Graham, R.A. 1960. Rosaceae. In C.E. Hubbard & E. Milne-Redhead. (Eds.), Flora of Tropical East Africa. London: Crown Agents for Overseas Governments and Administrations.

Hall, J.S., Saltonstall, K., Inogwabini, B.I., & Omari, I. 1998. Distribution, abundance and conservation status of Grauer’s gorilla. Oryx 323:122-130.

Howard, P.C. & Davenport, T.R.B. 1996. Biodiversity Reports,Vols 1-33. Kampala: Uganda Forest Department.

Hubbard, C.E. 1970. Arundinaria. In Clayton, W.D. “Gramineae” (part 1). In Milne-Redhead, E and R.M. Polhill. (Eds.), Flora of Tropical East Africa. London.

Kingdon, J. 1989. Island Africa: The Evolution of Africa’s Rare Animals and Plants. pp. 9-11. Princeton: Princeton University Press.

Kanyamibwa, S., & Tumwebaze, H.J. 1999. Conservation Priority-Setting for Albertine Rift Montane Forests. Unpublished workshop report, ARCOS.

Laws, R.M., Parker, I.S.C. & Johnstone, R.C.B. 1975. Elephants and Their Habitats. Oxford. Clarendon Press.

Lowe-McConnell, R. H. 1993. Fish faunas of the African Great Lakes: Origins, diversity, and vulnerability. Conservation Biology 7:634-643.

Osmaston, H. 1996. The Influence of the Quaternary History and Glaciations of the Rwenzori on the Present Landscape and Ecology. In H. Osmaston, J. Tukahirwa, C. Basalirwa, & J. Nyakaana. (Eds.), The Rwenzori Mountains National Park. Geography Department, Makerere University.

Ogutu-Ohwayo, R. 1990. The decline of native species of lakes Victoria and Kyoga (E. Africa) and the impact of introduced species, especially the Nile perch, Lates niloticus and Nile tilapia. Oreochromis niloticus. Environmental Biology of Fishes27:81-96.

Patterson, G. & Makin, J. 1998. The State of Biodiversity in Lake Tanganyika: A Literature Review. Chatham, U.K: Natural Resources Institute.

Plumptre, A.J. & Harris, S. 1995. Estimating the biomass of large mammalian herbivores in a tropical montane forest: A method of faecal counting that avoids assuming a 'steady state' system. Journal of Applied Ecology 32:111-120.

Plumptre, A.J., Behangana, M., Davenport, T.R.B., Kahindo, C., Kityo, R., Ndomba, E.,Nkuutu, D., Owiunji, I., Ssegawa, P., & Eilu, G. 2003a. The Biodiversity of the Albertine Rift. Albertine Rift Technical Reports No. 3, pp105. www.albertinerift.org/publications

Plumptre, A.J., Cox, D. & Mugume, S. 2003b. The Status of Chimpanzees in Uganda. Albertine Rift Technical Reports Series No. 2, pp 70. www.albertinerift.org/publications

Poulsen, A.D. 1997. Plant Diversity in Forests of Western Uganda and Eastern Zaire (preliminary results). AArhus University reports No. 36. University of Copenhagen.

Prigogine, A. 1985. Conservation of the avifauna of the forests of the Albertine Rift. In Conservation of Tropical Forest Birds. International Council for Bird Preservation Technical Publication No. 4. pp. 277-295. Cambridge: Birdlife International.

Sholley, C.R. 1991. Conserving Gorillas in the Midst of Guerrillas. Annual conference Proceedings, American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums: 30-37.

Snoeks, J. 2000. How well known is the icthyodiversity of the large east African lakes. In A. Rossiter and H. Kawanabe. (Eds.), Ancient Lakes: Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolution: Advances in Ecological Research 31:17-38. Academic Press.

White, F. 1978. The Afromontane region. In Werger, M.J.A. (Ed.), Biogeography of Ecology of Southern Africa. The Hague: Dr. W. Junk Publications.