Primate conservation in the tropical rain forest / Clive W. Marsh and Rusell A. Mittermeier.

Includes index (pages 355-365).

Includes bibliographical references.

Section I: Problems -- I Trends in the destruction of rain forests -- 2 Methods of surveying and sampling forest primate populations -- 3 Distribution, abundance, and endangerment of primates -- 4 Effects of habitat disturbance on rain forest primates -- 5 Effects of hunting on rain forest primates -- 6 The effects of live trapping and trade on primate populations -- Section II: Approaches -- 7 Objectives, selection, and management of protected areas in tropical forest habitats -- 8 Socioecologic factors in the conservation of Afromontane forest reserves -- 9 Environmental education in developing countries -- 10 Captive propagation as a component of conservation strategies for endangered primates -- Section III: Priorities -- Introduction to section on regional frameworks -- 11 Framework for primate conservation in the Neotropical Region -- 12 A framework for African rain forest primate conservation -- 13 Framework for primate conservation in Madagascar -- 14 A framework for primate conservation priorities in Asia moist tropical forests.