We use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites. Close this message to accept cookies or find out how to manage your cookie settings.
We use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites. Close this message to accept cookies or find out how to manage your cookie settings.
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 08 February 2022
Asian colobines make up close to half of all non-human primate species found in Asia. These monkeys have specialized dietary and habitat needs and are found in a wide range of habitat at different latitudinal and altitudinal zones. About two-thirds of Asian colobines are endemic to only one country, with the largest number of threatened species found in Indonesia, Vietnam and China. The highest percentage of colobine species are found in tropical rain forest and tropical moist deciduous forest that have correspondingly less areas remaining. Species that are found in specific habitats like karst limestones, flooded forests and highland forest are also particularly threatened. Expansion of agriculture, aquaculture and biological resource use, through hunting and trade are the current top threats to colobines. The successful conservation of these species would require that species-specific protection needs are met, as well as collaborative approaches to ensure better protection across their distribution ranges.
To save this book to your Kindle, first ensure [email protected] is added to your Approved Personal Document E-mail List under your Personal Document Settings on the Manage Your Content and Devices page of your Amazon account. Then enter the ‘name’ part of your Kindle email address below. Find out more about saving to your Kindle.
Note you can select to save to either the @free.kindle.com or @kindle.com variations. ‘@free.kindle.com’ emails are free but can only be saved to your device when it is connected to wi-fi. ‘@kindle.com’ emails can be delivered even when you are not connected to wi-fi, but note that service fees apply.
Find out more about the Kindle Personal Document Service.
To save content items to your account, please confirm that you agree to abide by our usage policies. If this is the first time you use this feature, you will be asked to authorise Cambridge Core to connect with your account. Find out more about saving content to Dropbox.
To save content items to your account, please confirm that you agree to abide by our usage policies. If this is the first time you use this feature, you will be asked to authorise Cambridge Core to connect with your account. Find out more about saving content to Google Drive.
