Spatial Ecology of Reddish-Brown Cuxiú Monkeys (Chiropotes sagulatus, Pitheciidae) in an Isolated Forest Remnant: Movement Patterns and Edge Effects
Open Access
- 1 June 2023
- Vol. 15 (6), 731
- https://doi.org/10.3390/d15060731
Abstract
Habitat loss, and subsequent fragmentation, can increase the amount of forest edge. Primate species vary in their responses to such changes in their habitat. We studied the movement ecology of a group of reddish-brown cuxiú monkeys (Chiropotes sagulatus, Pitheciidae) in a small (13 ha), isolated forest remnant that was 30 m from the forest edge. Furthermore, their food sites were located less often near the forest edge, and canopy height of food trees near the forest edge was lower than canopy height of food trees at a greater distance from the edge. Although edge effects impacted the monkeys’ movement, trees >15 m at the forest edge can provide resources. Future research can examine ecological variables in more detail with the movement patterns.Keywords
Funding Information
- Fulbright U.S. Student Program
- Margot Marsh Biodiversity Foundation
- Primate Conservation, Inc.
- Organization for Tropical Studies
- American Society of Primatologists
- Arizona State University
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