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| Preface | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| The African Context | |
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| The African Rain Forest: Climate and Vegetation | |
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| Human Dimensions of the African Rain Forest | |
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| Past and Present Tends in the African Rain Forest | |
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| Overview of Part II | |
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| A Geological Perspective on the Conservation of African Forests | |
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| Hotspots in African Forests as Quaternary Refugia | |
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| The Impact of Arid Phases on the African Rain Forest Through Geological History | |
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| Endemism in African Rain Forest Mammals | |
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| The History of Human Settlement in the Middle Ogooue Valley (Gabon): Implications for the Environment | |
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| Forest Area and Deforestation in Central Africa: Current Knowledge and Future Directions | |
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| Climatic Change and African Rain Forests in the Twenty-First Century | |
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| The Forest Ecosystem | |
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| Overview of Part III | |
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| Forest Dynamics in the Ituri Basin (DR Congo): Dominance, Diversity, and Conservation | |
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| Forest-Savanna Dynamics and the Origins of Marantaceae Forest in Central Gabon | |
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| Diversity and Abundance in an African Forest Ungulate Community and Implications for Conservation | |
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| Forest Elephant Behavior and Ecology: Observations from the Dzanga Saline | |
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| Carnivore Biogeography and Conservation in the African Forest: A Community Perspective | |
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| African Forest Birds: Patterns of Endemism and Species Richness | |
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| Fishes of African Rain Forests: Diverse Adaptations to Environmental Challenges | |
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| Herpetofauna of the African Rain Forest: Overview and Recommendations for Conservation | |
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| Humans and the Forest | |
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| Overview of Part IV | |
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| Conservation, Development, and "the Forest People": The Aka of the Central African Republic | |
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| Horticulture and Hunting in the Congo Basin: A Case from Central Africa (DR Congo) | |
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| Hunting and Wildlife in Northeastern Gabon: Why Conservation Should Extend Beyond Protected Areas | |
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| Conservation - For Whom? A Study of Immigration onto DR Congo's Ituri Forest Frontier | |
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| Farmers, Wildlife, and the Forest Fringe | |
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| Indigenous Versus Introduced Biodiversity Conservation Strategies: The Case of Protected Area Systems in Ghana | |
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| Applied Research and Management | |
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| Overview of Part V | |
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| Designing a New National Park in Madagascar: The Use of Biodiversity Data | |
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| Gorilla Conservation and Research in Central Africa: A Diversity of Approaches and Problems | |
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| Why Chimpanzees and Gorillas Respond Differently to Logging: A Cautionary Tale from Gabon | |
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| The Effects of Habitat Change Due to Selective Logging on the Fauna of Forests in Africa | |
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| Lost Logging: Problems of Tree Regeneration in Forest Gaps in Kibale Forest, Uganda | |
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| Forest Conservation in Ghana: Forestry, Dragons, Genetic Heat | |
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| Integrating Local Communities into the Management of Protected Areas: Lessons from DR Congo and Cameroon | |
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| Politics, Negotiation, and Conservation: A View from Madagascar | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Trends and Challenges in Applied Research and Conservation: A Practitioner's View from the African Rain Forest | |
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| Epilogue: Conflict and Conservation in the African Rain Forest | |
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| List of Contributors | |
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| Index | |