Field Guide to the Primates of Indonesia - Supriatna, Jatna
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This primate field guide can be used to refer to information on each species, or it can be used to find which species exist on each island, as shown at the back of the book. A list of primates in Indonesia is provided with local, English, and scientific names. Once the name is identified the user can go to the description of the genus and species. Also given is the conservation status of each species except for the most recently described, whose status is not yet known. The information on each species' natural history, behavior, ecology, and where to see it in parks and/or forested areas…mehr

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This primate field guide can be used to refer to information on each species, or it can be used to find which species exist on each island, as shown at the back of the book. A list of primates in Indonesia is provided with local, English, and scientific names. Once the name is identified the user can go to the description of the genus and species. Also given is the conservation status of each species except for the most recently described, whose status is not yet known. The information on each species' natural history, behavior, ecology, and where to see it in parks and/or forested areas outside parks is included. Field Guide to the Primates of Indonesia primate drawings are by Stephen Nash and photographs were donated by many of the author's friends from Indonesia and abroad.
Autorenporträt
Prof. Dr. Jatna Supriatna is the Chairman of Research Center for Climate Change University of Indonesia. After finishing his Master of Science (1986) and Doctorate degree (1991) from the University of New Mexico, USA, plus pre and postdoctoral at Columbia University in New York, he serves as Senior lecturer at the Biology Dept., Director of Biodiversity and Conservation Studies, Coordinator of Graduate Program on Conservation Biology of the University of Indonesia. He has also been an active member of several international organizations: IUCN-World Conservation of Protected Area, IUCN-Specialist Survival Commission-Primate Specialist Group, International Primatological Society, Society for Conservation Biologist and many others. He published 30 books mostly in Indonesia's Biodiversity and Environment and more than 190 articles in international journals (Science, Nature, Conservation Biology, Scientific Reports, Global ecology and Conservation, Sustainability, Primates, Evolution, Primate Conservation, Herpetologica, and many others). Two of his books, Biologi Konservasi (Conservation Biology 2007) and Menyelamatkan Alam Indonesia (Saving of Indonesia's Nature 2009) are among the best seller on the environment books in Indonesia. In 2009, together with Dr. Sharon Gursky authored edited books "Indonesia Primates" and "Ecotourism and Indonesia's Primates," published by Springer, New York. Chris Margules worked in CSIRO, Australia, for over 30 years and managed the Tropical Landscapes Program before joining Conservation International, where he led the Asia Pacific Division. He has worked in Africa, PNG and Australia and now spends much of his time working with Indonesian scientists and practitioners on conservation and development programs in Indonesia. Chris is an adjunct professor at the University of Indonesia and an adjunct professor at James Cook University. In 2005 he received Order of Australia honours in the General Division (AM), in recognition of his contributions to science.