Primates in Flooded Habitats
Ecology and Conservation

A ground breaking study of primates that live in flooded habitats around the world.

Katarzyna Nowak (Edited by), Adrian A. Barnett (Edited by), Ikki Matsuda (Edited by)

9781107134317, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 3 January 2019

478 pages, 173 b/w illus. 76 tables
28.8 x 22.4 x 2.6 cm, 1.56 kg

'… I would strongly advocate for Primates in Flooded Habitats because of its scope, novelty, and amount of knowledge presented.' Thibaud Gruber, Conservation Biology

Nearly half the world's primate species use flooded habitats at one time or another, from swamp-going Congo gorillas and mangrove-eating proboscis monkeys, to uacaris in Amazonian riverside forests. This first-ever volume on the subject brings together experts from around the world in a ground breaking volume spanning fossil history, current biology and future research and conservation priorities. Flooded habitats are a vital part of tropical biology, both for the diversity of the species they house, and the complexity of their ecological interactions, but are often completely overlooked. This book will set the stage for a new wave of research on primates in these extraordinarily productive and highly threatened areas, and is ideal for researchers and graduate students in primatology, zoology, ecology, and conservation.

Part I. Introduction
Part II. Primates of Mangrove and Coastal Forests
Part III. Beach Primates
Part IV. Swamp Primates
Part V. Primates from Freshwater Flooded Forests
Part VI. Conservation Case Studies
Part VII. Conservation, Threats and Status.

Subject Areas: Conservation of wildlife & habitats [RNKH], Primates [PSVW79], Animal ecology [PSVS]