Ecology and Status of the Drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus) in Korup National Park, Southwest Cameroon: Implications for Conservation
The drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus) is an endangered, terrestrial primate endemic to the Lower Guinean rainforests between the Cross and Sanaga Rivers and on the island of Bioko in Central Africa. Rarely studied in the wild, the current status and ecological needs of the species are poorly understood. The book presents data on drill diet, seed handling, group size and structure, and conservation status from a study in the Korup National Park, Cameroon. Ecological findings are compared to reports from the drill’s sole congener – the mandrill (M. sphinx). Threats to the species’ survival are assessed and a list of practical short- to medium-term conservation recommendations are proposed for the Korup region.
| Autor: | Astaras, Christos |
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| ISBN: | 9783941274198 |
| Auflage: | 1 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Seitenzahl: | 261 |
| Produktart: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Verlag: | Sievers & Partner |
| Veröffentlicht: | 21.07.2009 |
| Schlagworte: | Cameroon Cercopithecinae Cross-Sanaga region Drill Korup National Park Lower Guinea Mandrillus leucophaeus Old world primate Papionini Southwest Province bushmeat dog hunting engangered species fecal analysis feeding ecology hunting primate conservation primatology protected area management rainforest ecology seed dispersal seed predation social organization wildlife conservation |
The author Christos Astaras, born in 1977, is trained as a conservation biologist. From 2005 to 2008, he undertook a field study of the elusive drill monkey in the rainforests of Southwest Cameroon as part of his doctoral studies at the Centre for Nature Conservation of the Georg-August-University of Göttingen.