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Assessment of Overall Spider Diversity and Establishment of the Status and Ecology of Two New Species of Spiders from Taita Hills
Grantee Name: 
National Museums of Kenya
HOTSPOT
Eastern Afromontane
Coastal Forests of Eastern Africa
LOCATION
AMOUNT
US$17,902
DATES
Oct 2006
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Dec 2008
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CEPF Strategic Direction Strategy
HOTSPOT
Eastern Afromontane
Coastal Forests of Eastern Africa
LOCATION
AMOUNT
US$17,902
DATES
Oct 2006
-
Dec 2008

Establish a full checklist of the spider fauna of the Taita Hills and also carry out a detailed ecological survey of two recently described endemic species of spiders Toxoniella taitensis and Toxoniella rogoae to assess their conservation status

Strategic Direction: 4 Establish a small grants program (all eligible sites) that focuses on Critically Endangered species and small-scale efforts to increase connectivity of biologically important habitat patches