Conservation in the 21st Century: Gorillas as a Case Study

Like other fields of science, wildlife conservation is a changing field. Threats facing wild populations of apes and other species a few decades ago are likely not the same ones most pressing today, and, even where threats have remained unchanged, more effective means of addressing them are now avai...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Stoinski, T.S (Editor ), Steklis, H. D. (Editor ), Mehlman, P.T (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 2008.
Edición:1st ed. 2008.
Colección:Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects,
Temas:
Evolution (Biology).
Zoology.
Evolutionary Biology.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Current Status of Gorillas
  • Current Status of Wild Gorilla Populations and Strategies for Their Conservation
  • Approaches-On the Ground
  • Conservation Medicine for Gorilla Conservation
  • Sanctuaries and Reintroduction: A Role in Gorilla Conservation?
  • Responsible Tourism: A Conservation Tool or Conservation Threat?
  • Chimpanzee Conservation and Theatre: A Case Study of an Awareness Project Around the Taï National Park, Côte d'Ivoire
  • The Value of Long-Term Research: The Mountain Gorilla as a Case Study
  • The Art and Zen of Camera Trapping
  • Approaches-Tools
  • An Experiment in Managing the Human Animal: The PHVA Process and Its Role in Conservation Decision-Making
  • Approaches to Corridor Planning: Transitioning TAMARIN from Mata Atlantica to Madagascar
  • Linking the Community Options Analysis and Investment Toolkit (COAIT), Consensys® and Payment for Environmental Services (PES): A Model to Promote Sustainability in African Gorilla Conservation
  • An Integrated Geomatics Research Program for Mountain Gorilla Behavior and Conservation
  • Biomaterials in Gorilla Research and Conservation
  • Approaches-Building Regional and International Alliances
  • Transboundary Conservation in the Virunga-Bwindi Region
  • The Great Ape World Heritage Species Project
  • Conservation Through Scientific Collaboration: Case Study-Western-gorilla.org
  • Zoos and Conservation: Moving Beyond a Piecemeal Approach
  • The Bushmeat Crisis Task Force (BCTF).

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