In this article we use new data to review the major threats facing primate populations and
assess probable declines and local extinctions. Subsequently, we outline some of the …

Available empirical evidence suggests that many primate populations are increasingly
threatened by anthropogenic actions and we present evidence to indicate that Africa is a …

Objectives Our objective is to better understand landscape and livelihood factors influencing
human-NHP contact in rural communities whose landscapes undergo deforestation. We …

The first edition of Tropical Rain Forests: an Ecological and Biogeographical Comparison
exploded the myth of 'the rain forest'as a single, uniform entity. In reality, the major tropical …

This chapter begins by summarizing the conceptual approaches used to understand
conservation in fragmented landscapes. We then examine the biophysical aspects of …

Over the last decade there has been considerable growth in marine mammal-watching
tourism throughout the world. Due to the species use of coastal habitats, bottlenose dolphins …

Based on field studies spanning nearly 40 years, this reference book summarizes and
integrates past research with new and previously unpublished information on the behavioral …

Within the last decade the study of phenology has taken on new importance because of its
contribution to climate-change research. However, phenology data sets spanning many …

Tropical forests and the animals they support are being threatened by accelerating rates of
forest conversion and degradation. In a continually fluctuating sociopolitical world, it is often …

Rapid human-induced conversion and degradation of natural habitats has severely altered
patterns of species occupancy and population viability. Primates are highly vulnerable to …