Researchers at MO
	Miguel Leal, Ph.D. Assistant Curator and Head of the Central Africa Program Missouri Botanical Garden P.O. Box 299 St. Louis, MO 63166-0299 USA Research Associate, National Herbarium Netherlands- Wageningen Branch, Wageningen, the Netherlands
	BP 7847 Libreville, Gabon phone: +241 07150691 (Africa) phone: +31 611152755 (Europe) phone: +1 6462361058 (USA) fax: +241 44 4274 skype:mlealx11 email: miguel.leal@mobot.org Ph.D., Wageningen University, 2004 M.Sc., University of Amsterdam, 1994 Baccalaureate, University of Utrecht, 1990 General Research Interests Patterns of Biodiversity Conservation planning and management Floristics of Gabon and Central Africa in general Plant systematics Research Emphases Locating climatically stable forests in Central Africa for adaptation to climate change Advising on botanical and biodiversity data for development of REDD projects in Gabon Flora of Gabon: revisions of selected genera (Scaphopetalum, Dacryodes) and families (Aristolochiaceae); assessment of conservation status Mapping pattern of biodiversity and elucidating their drivers Selected Publications Leal, M.E., 2009. The past protecting the future, locating climatically stable forest in West and Central Africa. International Journal for Climate Change Strategies and Management 1: 92-99 Leal, M.E. 2007. A new endemic Scaphopetalum (Malvaceae) from the Mount Mitra, Equatorial Guinea. Novitates Rio Munis 1. Blumea 52:278-280. Parmentier Ingrid, Senterre B., Malhi Y., Whittaker R.J., A.T.D.N. (collective author), Alonso A., Balinga M.P.B., Bakayoko A., Bongers F.,Chatelain C., Comiskey J., Cortay R., Djuikouo Kamdem M.N., Doucet J.L., Eilu G., Eyraud J., Gauier L., Geldenhuys C., Hawthorne W.D., Issembe Y.A., Kouamé N.F., Kouka L., Leal M.E., Lejoly J., Lewis S.L., Muller T., Newbery D., Nusbaumer L., Parren M., Peh K.S.-H., Phillips O.L., Poorter L., Sheil D. , Sonké B., Sosef M.S.M., Sunderland T., Stropp J., ter Steege H., Swaine M., Tchouto P., Timberlake J., van Valkenburg J. & Wöll H., 2007. The odd man out? Might climate explain the lower tree alpha-diversity of the African rain forests relative to the Amazonian rain forests? Journal of Ecology: 95, 1058-1071. Leal, M.E., 2005. A new rare endemic Calvoa (Melastomataceae) from the Mbé National Park, Gabon Novitates Gabonenses 61. Blumea: 50, 473-475. M.E. Leal, 2004. The African rain forest during the Last Glacial Maximum, an archipelago of forest in a sea of grass. Ph.-D. thesis. Wageningen University, the Netherlands. Sosef, M.S.M. & M.E. Leal, 2002. A new Begonia species from the Lopé Reserve (Gabon) Novitates Gabonensis 41. Wageningen Univ. Papers 2002: 267–271. M.E. Leal, 2002. Microrefugia, small scale ice age forest remnants. Geography & Systematics of Plants 71: 1073-1077. M. Kappelle & M.E. Leal, 1996. Changes in leaf characteristics along a successional gradient in a Costa Rican upper montane Quercus-forest. Biotropica 28 (3): 331-344. M.E. Leal & M. Kappelle, 1994. Leaf anatomy of secondary montane Quercus-forest in Costa Rica. Rev. Biol. Tropical 42 (3): 437-478. Technical Reports The biodiversity of: Stevart, T. & M.E. Leal 2008. Bouvala Leal, M.E 2008. Nfaman Leal, M.E. 2008. Belinga Mountains Leal, M.E. 2007. Balendi Hills Leal, M.E. 2007. Mvé Lakené Leal, M.E. & T. Stevart 2007. Nkol Madouaka Leal, M.E. 2007. Bai Djobo Leal, M.E. 2006. West Waka Leal, M.E. 2005. NE Waka Leal, M.E. 2005. Monte Mitra Leal, M.E. 2005. Mont Mbilan Plateau Leal, M.E. 2005. Mont Mbilan Newsletter (monthly) Leal, M.E. (editor): March/April 2009 July/August 2008 For Miguel Leal's complete CV with list of publications, click here (Adobe Acrobat Reader required). This page was revised 05/20/09.