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This book provides a comprehensive and state-of-the-art synthesis of research principles and applied management practices for primate conservation.
List of contributors; 1. An introduction to primate conservation; Serge A. Wich and Andrew J. Marshall; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 The primate order; 1.3 Threats to primates; 1.3.1 Habitat loss; 1.3.2 Habitat degradation; 1.3.3 Habitat fragmentation; 1.3.4 Drivers of habitat loss, fragmentation, and degradation; 1.3.5 Hunting; 1.3.6 Disease; 1.3.7 Climate change; 1.3.8 Roads; 1.4 Approaches to primate conservation; 1.4.1 Protected areas; 1.4.2 Law enforcement; 1.4.3 Payments for ecosystem services; 1.5 Overview of the book; References; 2. Why conserve primates?
Andrew J. Marshall and Serge A. Wich2.1 A basic question; 2.2 Primates promote human health; 2.3 Primates provide benefits to local communities; 2.4 Primates serve key ecological functions; 2.5 Primates provide unique insights into human evolution; 2.6 Primates are of immense biological interest and importance; 2.7 Primates may promote conservation of other taxa; 2.8 Some primates are particularly susceptible to extinction; 2.9 Ethical arguments; 2.10 Complications; 2.10.1 Are primates special?; 2.10.2 Contradictions, complexities, and limitations; 2.10.3 Risky justifications
2.10.4 Opportunity costsReferences; 3. IUCN Red List of Threatened Primate Species; Alison Cotton, Fay Clark, Jean P. Boubli, and Christopher Schwitzer; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species; 3.2.1 Categories and criteria; 3.3 IUCN Species Survival Commission and Primate Specialist Group; 3.4 The dynamism of Red List assessments; 3.5 Trends in primate diversity; 3.6 Trends in primate conservation status; 3.6.1 Trends by region and taxonomic group; 3.7 How Red List data can be utilized in primate conservation; 3.7.1 Case study: lemur conservation; 3.8 Summary; References
4. Species concepts and conservationColin Groves; 4.1 Introduction: what exactly are species?; 4.2 Taxonomic inflation: what does it mean?; 4.3 The newly recognized species: what is their significance? The lemur case; 4.4 Case study: the red colobus; 4.5 The case of the orang-utan; 4.6 Species and the biodiversity crisis; 4.7 Summary; References; 5. Primate conservation genetics at the dawn of conservation genomics; Milena Salgado Lynn, Pierfrancesco Sechi, Lounès Chikhi, and Benoit Goossens; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Conservation/population genetics
5.3 To invade or not to invade ... that is the question5.3.1 Hair; 5.3.2 Faeces; 5.3.3 Non-invasive samples and genomics; 5.4 Molecular markers: what can they tell us and how can we use them?; 5.5 Conservation genomics and the future; 5.6 Conclusion; References; 6 Primate abundance and distribution: background concepts and methods; Genevieve Campbell, Josephine Head, Jessica Junker, and K.A.I. Nekaris; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Sampling objectives, survey methods, and design; 6.2.1 Sampling considerations; 6.3 Why survey?; 6.3.1 Distribution; 6.3.2 Abundance; 6.3.3 Population trends
edited by Serge A. Wich, Andrew J. Marshall.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2016]