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Author | : Russell A. Mittermeier |
Publisher | : Ohio University Center for International Studies |
Total Pages | : 767 |
Release | : 2010-01-01 |
Genre | : Aye-aye |
ISBN | : 9781934151235 |
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A book on the topic, Lemurs of Madagascar presents information on aspect of the biogeography, ecology and conservation of lemurs, with chapters reviewing and summarizing information on the geological history of Madagascar, the origin of lemurs, the extinct lemurs, the history of the discovery and study of living lemurs.
Author | : Caroline Harcourt |
Publisher | : IUCN |
Total Pages | : 262 |
Release | : 1990 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9782880329570 |
Download Lemurs of Madagascar and the Comoros Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Russell A. Mittermeier |
Publisher | : Conservation International Tropical Pocket Guide Series |
Total Pages | : 20 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Indridae |
ISBN | : 9781934151310 |
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Laminated identification guide illustrating 65 species of extant nocturnal prosimians in Madagascar.
Author | : Alison Jolly |
Publisher | : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Total Pages | : 352 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780618367511 |
Download Lords and Lemurs Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Chronicles the rich human, plant, and animal diversity of this Isle off the East Coast of Africa, home to lemurs, unusual reptiles, and other creatures more at home in mythology than natural science.
Author | : Shawn M. Lehman |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 589 |
Release | : 2016-04-07 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1107075599 |
Download The Dwarf and Mouse Lemurs of Madagascar Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The first ever reference book on the behaviour, physiology, conservation and biogeography of the dwarf and mouse lemurs of Madagascar.
Author | : Keriann McGoogan |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 239 |
Release | : 2020-03-27 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1633886212 |
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This inspiring memoir of one woman's experience in the field is an exotic adventure story, a surprise journey of self-discovery, and a deeply personal appreciation of a place that's unlike any other. At age twenty-five, graduate student Keriann McGoogan traveled into the wilds of Madagascar to study lemurs in their natural habitat and to set up a permanent field site in the remote northwest--a site to which she could later return to do research for her PhD in biological anthropology. Despite careful planning, the trip spiraled out of control. Food poisoning, harrowing backcountry roads, grueling hikes, challenging local politics, malaria, and an emergency evacuation would turn a simple reconnaissance into an epic adventure. In an engaging narrative, the author vividly describes the challenges of life in an isolated forest region while also bringing to life the wonders of Madagascar's incredible biodiversity, especially its many varieties of lemurs. Sadly, these rare animals are the most endangered group of primates in the world. At first accompanied by her thesis advisor, McGoogan is soon left alone when her mentor must return home. She carries on as the lone woman amid a small band of local male assistants, diligently conducting research on the lemur population around the camp. But when her right-hand man becomes delirious with malaria, she is forced to lead her team on a desperate three-day trek to safety. This fascinating memoir is equal parts a journey of self-discovery, an adventure story, and a heartfelt appreciation of a wonderful island country teaming with unique species and peopled by the warm and welcoming Malagasies with their intriguing indigenous culture.
Author | : Alison Richard |
Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 369 |
Release | : 2023-09-05 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0226829499 |
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A moving account of Madagascar told by a researcher who has spent over fifty years investigating the mysteries of this remarkable island. Madagascar is a place of change. A biodiversity hotspot and the fourth largest island on the planet, it has been home to a spectacular parade of animals, from giant flightless birds and giant tortoises on the ground to agile lemurs leaping through the treetops. Some species live on; many have vanished in the distant or recent past. Over vast stretches of time, Madagascar’s forests have expanded and contracted in response to shifting climates, and the hand of people is clear in changes during the last thousand years or so. Today, Madagascar is a microcosm of global trends. What happens there in the decades ahead can, perhaps, suggest ways to help turn the tide on the environmental crisis now sweeping the world. The Sloth Lemur’s Song is a far-reaching account of Madagascar’s past and present, led by an expert guide who has immersed herself in research and conservation activities with village communities on the island for nearly fifty years. Alison Richard accompanies the reader on a journey through space and time—from Madagascar’s ancient origins as a landlocked region of Gondwana and its emergence as an island to the modern-day developments that make the survival of its array of plants and animals increasingly uncertain. Weaving together scientific evidence with Richard’s own experiences and exploring the power of stories to shape our understanding of events, this book captures the magic as well as the tensions that swirl around this island nation.
Author | : Alison Jolly |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 385 |
Release | : 2006-11-30 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0387341269 |
Download Ringtailed Lemur Biology Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This volume includes up-to-date field research on the longest-studied and best known of lemur species. It contains articles by scientists from America, Europe, Japan and Madagascar, who combine their knowledge to describe an animal which is unique among primates. The papers review past research and add new dimensions of research related to nutrition, health, hormonal biology, plant ecology, behavioral ecology, and demography of Lemur catta.
Author | : Carl Safina |
Publisher | : Crown |
Total Pages | : 370 |
Release | : 2011-04-19 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0307887375 |
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Carl Safina has been hailed as one of the top 100 conservations of the 20th century (Audubon Magazine) and A Sea in Flames is his blistering account of the months-long manmade disaster that tormented a region and mesmerized the nation. Traveling across the Gulf to make sense of an ever-changing story and its often-nonsensical twists, Safina expertly deconstructs the series of calamitous misjudgments that caused the Deepwater Horizon blowout, zeroes in on BP’s misstatements, evasions, and denials, reassesses his own reaction to the government’s crisis handling, and reviews the consequences of the leak—and what he considers the real problems, which the press largely overlooked. Safina takes us deep inside the faulty thinking that caused the lethal explosion. We join him on aerial surveys across an oil-coated sea. We confront pelicans and other wildlife whose blue universe fades to black. Safina skewers the excuses and the silly jargon—like “junk shot” and “top kill”—that made the tragedy feel like a comedy of horrors—and highlighted Big Oil’s appalling lack of preparedness for an event that was inevitable. Based on extensive research and interviews with fishermen, coastal residents, biologists, and government officials, A Sea In Flames has some surprising answers on whether it was “Obama’s Katrina,” whether the Coast Guard was as inept in its response as BP was misleading, and whether this worst unintended release of oil in history was really America’s worst ecological disaster. Impassioned, moving, and even sharply funny, A Sea in Flames is ultimately an indictment of America’s main addiction. Safina writes: “In the end, this is a chronicle of a summer of pain—and hope. Hope that the full potential of this catastrophe would not materialize, hope that the harm done would heal faster than feared, and hope that even if we didn’t suffer the absolutely worst—we’d still learn the big lesson here. We may have gotten two out of three. That’s not good enough. Because: there’ll be a next time.”
Author | : Patricia Chapple Wright |
Publisher | : Lantern Books |
Total Pages | : 271 |
Release | : 2014-09-01 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1590564464 |
Download For the Love of Lemurs Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
In 1986, primatologist Patricia Chapple Wright was given a seemingly impossible task: to travel to the rainforests of Madagascar and find the greater bamboo lemur, a species that hadn't been seen in the wild for thirty years. Not only did Wright discover that the primate still existed but that it lived alongside a completely new species. What followed was a love affair with an animal and a country that continues to this day. In this frank and enchanting sequel to High Moon Over the Amazon, Wright recounts the many challenges she faced, including separation from her daughter, a tempestuous romance with a fellow scientist, and political upheaval that threatens her dream of establishing a national park to ensure the safety of her precious lemurs. But in the end, her tenacity, daring, and passion for this endangered primate lead to extraordinary scientific breakthroughs and help bring the animal back from the brink of extinction.