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The Gibbons

The Gibbons
Author: Susan Lappan
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 518
Release: 2009-06-02
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0387886044

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It is a great honor to be asked to introduce this exciting new volume, having been heavily involved in the first comprehensive synthesis in the early 1980s. Gibbons are the most enthralling of primates. On the one hand, they are the most appealing animals, with their upright posture and body shape, facial markings, dramatic arm-swinging locomotion and suspensory postures, and devastating duets; on the other hand, the small apes are the most diverse, hence biologically valuable and informative, of our closest relatives. It is hard for me to believe that it is 40 years to the month since I first set foot on the Malay Peninsula to start my doctoral study of the siamang. I am very proud to have followed in the footsteps of the great pioneer of primate field study, Clarence Ray Carpenter (CR or Ray, who I was fortunate to meet twice, in Pennsylvania and in Zurich), first in Central America (in 1967) and then in Southeast Asia. It is 75 years since he studied howler monkeys on Barro Colorado Island in the Panama Canal Zone. It is 70 years since he studied the white-handed gibbon in Thailand.


Asian Paleoanthropology

Asian Paleoanthropology
Author: Christopher J. Norton
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 221
Release: 2010-08-26
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9048190940

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This volume brings together a group of authors that address the question of the first out of Africa into Asia c. 2 Ma. The scope of the book is comprehensive as it covers almost every major region of Asia. The primary goal of this volume is to provide an updated synthesis of the current state of the Asian paleoanthropological and paleoenvironmental records. Papers include detailed studies of the theoretical constructs underlying the move out of Africa, including detailed reconstructions of the paleoenvironment and possible migration routes. Other papers detail the Plio-Pleistocene archaeological and hominin fossil records of particular regions.


Hong Kong, Macau and the Pearl River Delta: A Geographical Survey

Hong Kong, Macau and the Pearl River Delta: A Geographical Survey
Author: Koon-kwai Wong
Publisher: 香港教育圖書公司
Total Pages: 391
Release: 2009-07-17
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 988200475X

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This book is a collective undertaking of all faculty members of the Geography Department, HKBU. It provides readers with a concise and authoritative account of the geography of one of China’s most dynamic development regions — Hong Kong, Macau and the Pearl River Delta region. This book is divided thematically into 4 parts. Part I introduces the unique geographical characteristics of the region. Part II focuses on environmental and landscape dynamics and the impacts of rapid economic development on the natural environment since 1978. Part III ponders on developmental issues, such as urbanization, industrialization, energy development, transportation, socio-economic development and planning issues. Chapters of this part succinctly analyze these issues in the context of regional development and globalization concerns. Part IV discusses the sustainable future of the region.


The Origin of Mountains

The Origin of Mountains
Author: Cliff Ollier
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 372
Release: 2004-08-02
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1134638787

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The Origins of Mountains approaches mountains from facts about mountain landscapes rather than theory. The book illustrates that almost everywhere, mountains arose by vertical uplift of a former plain, and by a mixture of cracking and warping by earth movements, and erosion by rivers and glaciers, the present mountainous landscapes were created. It also gives evidence that this uplift only occured in the last few million years, a time scale which does not fit the plate tectonics theory. Another fascinating part of the evidence, shows that mountain uplift correlates very well with climatic change. Mountain building could have been responsible for the onset of the ice age. It certainly resulted in the creation of new environments. Fossil plants and animals are used in places to work out the time of mountain uplift, which in turn helps to explain biogeographical distributions.


Effective Conservation Science

Effective Conservation Science
Author: Peter Kareiva
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2017-10-06
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0192536664

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This novel text assembles some of the most intriguing voices in modern conservation biology. Collectively they highlight many of the most challenging questions being asked in conservation science today, each of which will benefit from new experiments, new data, and new analyses. The book's principal aim is to inspire readers to tackle these uncomfortable issues head-on. A second goal is to be reflective and consider how the field has reacted to challenges to orthodoxy, and to what extent have or can these challenges advance conservation science. Furthermore, several chapters discuss how to guard against confirmation bias. The overall goal is that this book will lead to greater conservation of ecosystems and biodiversity by harnessing the engine of constructive scientific scepticism in service of better results.


The Ecological Consequences of Environmental Heterogeneity

The Ecological Consequences of Environmental Heterogeneity
Author: British Ecological Society. Symposium
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 454
Release: 2000-08
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780521549356

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A wide-ranging review of the effects of heterogeneity on individuals, populations, communities and biodiversity.


The Avifauna of Hong Kong

The Avifauna of Hong Kong
Author: G.J. Carey, M.L. Chalmers, D.A. Diskin, P.R. Kennerley, P.J. Leader, M.R. Leven, R.W. Lewthwaite, D.S. Melville, M. Turnbull and L. Young
Publisher: Hong Kong Bird Watching Society
Total Pages: 569
Release: 2001-11-01
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9627508020

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Based on 41 years of Hong Kong Bird Watching Society records and surveys, including the first comprehensive breeding bird survey carried out in Hong Kong. A detailed analysis of the changing status and distribution of each species in Hong Kong, together with a review of 20 years of waterbird count data, an assessment of the effect of the wild bird trade on birds in Hong Kong and a summary of data collected as part of a long-term ringing programme make this an essential reference to the status and distribution of the birds of south China.


中國與東南亞

中國與東南亞
Author: Melissa Curley
Publisher:
Total Pages: 310
Release: 2002
Genre: China
ISBN:

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