Research Catalog
World atlas of great apes and their conservation
- Title
- World atlas of great apes and their conservation / edited by Julian Caldecott and Lera Miles ; foreword by Kofi A. Annan.
- Publication
- Berkeley : University of California Press, in association with UNEP-WCMC, Cambridge, UK, [2005], ©2005.
Items in the Library & Off-site
Filter by
2 Items
| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | QL737.P96 W68 2005 | Off-site | |
Not available - Please for assistance. | Text | Use in library | Off-site |
Holdings
Details
- Additional Authors
- Description
- 456 pages : color illustrations, color maps; 29 cm
- Summary
- "This atlas provides a comprehensive overview of what is currently known about all six species of great apes - chimpanzee, bonobo, Sumatran orangutan, Bornean orangutan, eastern gorilla, and western gorilla. Created in association with the United Nations Great Apes Survival Project (GRASP), this book gives a thorough background on behavior and ecology for each species, including detailed habitat requirements, the apes' ecological role, and the possible consequences of their decline. World Atlas of Great Apes also offers a full description of the threats, current conservation efforts, and additional protection needed for each species across its entire range. Many full-color maps and illustrations make the abundance of information accessible to a broad readership, from specialists and policymakers to general readers concerned about the survival of these charismatic primates."--BOOK JACKET.
- Alternative Title
- Great apes and their conservation
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Additional Formats (note)
- Images, maps and 130-page bibliography available electronically via the World Wide Web.
- Contents
- Foreword / Kofi A. Annan -- Introducing great apes / Richard Leakey -- 1. Evolution, dispersal, and discovery of the great apes -- Great ape biology / Jane Goodall -- 2. Great ape habitats : tropical moist forests of the old world -- 3. Chimpanzee and bonobo overview -- 4. Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) -- 5. Bonobo (Pan paniscus) -- 6. Gorilla overview -- 7. Western gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) -- 8. Eastern gorilla (Gorilla beringel) -- 9. Orangutan overview -- 10. Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) -- 11. Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii) -- 12. Gibbons : the small apes -- Conserving the great apes / Toshisada Nishida -- 13. Challenges to great ape survival -- 14. Conservation measures in play -- 15. Lessons learned and the path ahead -- Where are the great apes and whose job is it to save them? / Ian Redmond -- 16. Africa -- 17. Asia -- Afterword / Russell A. Mittermeier -- Annex. Great apes survival project / GRASP and Partners.
- ISBN
- 0520246330
- LCCN
- 2006272653
- 9780520246331
- OCLC
- ocm62173159
- SCSB-5226617
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries