The Simandou Range in the southeastern Republic of Guinea is an intriguing region for biological research with its diverse assortment of ecosystems and significant natural resources. This bilingual French-English volume reports on the findings of the 2002 Rapid Assessement Program (RAP) survey on the Pic de Fon in the Simandou Range. The RAP surveying team documented 797 species, several of which are brand new to science.
Philip W. Willink is a researcher in and Barry Chernoff is chairman of the Department of Zoology at the Field Museum. Jennifer McCullough is manager for the Rapid Assessment Program in the Center for Applied Biodiversity Science at Conservation International.