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13 - Alas the Storm Has Come Again!

The Impact of Frequent Natural Disasters on Primate Conservation

from Part III - Climate Change in the Anthropocene

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 January 2019

Alison M. Behie
Affiliation:
Australian National University, Canberra
Julie A. Teichroeb
Affiliation:
University of Toronto, Scarborough
Nicholas Malone
Affiliation:
University of Auckland
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