Screen LibraryPrimates of Gashaka：socioecology and conservation in Nigeria's biodiversity hotspot
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| Group Author: | ; |
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Springer Science+Business Media, LLC,
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| Publisher Address: | New York |
| Publication Dates: | c2011. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
Developments in primatology- progress and prospects |
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| Online Access: |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-7403-7 |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xviii, 531 p.): ill. (some col.), maps. |
| ISBN: |
9781441974037 (electronic bk.) 1441974032 (electronic bk.) |
| Index Number: | Q959 |
| CLC: | Q959.858.08 |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. Primates of Gashaka; Foreword; Contents; Contributors; Bio-Sketches; Chapter 1: Exploring and Protecting West Africa's Primates: The Gashaka Primate Project in Context; Chapter 2: To Save a Wilderness: The Creation and Development of Gashaka Gumti National Park, Nigeria; Chapter 3: Hunters, Fire, Cattle: Conservation Challenges in Eastern Nigeria, with Special Reference to Chimpanzees; Chapter 4: Monkeys and Apes as Animals and Humans: Ethno-Primatology in Nigeria's Taraba Region. The Gashaka Primate Project has grown into one of the largest research and conservation activities in West Africa. At present, it keeps going on the initiative of the editors of this volume and their academic home institutions. The appearance of this volume marks the 10th anniversary of the Gashaka Primate Project. |