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Title: Human proximity and habitat fragmentation are key drivers of the rangewide bonobo distribution
Author(s): Hickey, Jena R
Nackoney, Janet
Nibbelink, Nathan P
Blake, Stephen
Bonyenge, Aime
Coxe, Sally
Dupain, Jef
Emetshu, Maurice
Furuichi, Takeshi
Grossmann, Falk
Guislain, Patrick
Hart, John
Hashimoto, Chie
Ikembelo, Bernard
Maisels, Fiona
Contact Email: boo.maisels@stir.ac.uk
Keywords: Bonobo
Distribution
Fragmentation
Habitat
Hunting
IUCN/SSC A.P.E.S. database
Pan paniscus
Issue Date: Dec-2013
Date Deposited: 28-Mar-2014
Citation: Hickey JR, Nackoney J, Nibbelink NP, Blake S, Bonyenge A, Coxe S, Dupain J, Emetshu M, Furuichi T, Grossmann F, Guislain P, Hart J, Hashimoto C, Ikembelo B & Maisels F (2013) Human proximity and habitat fragmentation are key drivers of the rangewide bonobo distribution. Biodiversity and Conservation, 22 (13-14), pp. 3085-3104. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-013-0572-7
Abstract: Habitat loss and hunting threaten bonobos (Pan paniscus), Endangered (IUCN) great apes endemic to lowland rainforests of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Conservation planning requires a current, data-driven, rangewide map of probable bonobo distribution and an understanding of key attributes of areas used by bonobos. We present a rangewide suitability model for bonobos based on a maximum entropy algorithm in which data associated with locations of bonobo nests helped predict suitable conditions across the species' entire range. We systematically evaluated available biotic and abiotic factors, including a bonobo-specific forest fragmentation layer (forest edge density), and produced a final model revealing the importance of simple threat-based factors in a data poor environment. We confronted the issue of survey bias in presence-only models and devised a novel evaluation approach applicable to other taxa by comparing models built with data from geographically distinct sub-regions that had higher survey effort. The model's classification accuracy was high (AUC = 0.82). Distance from agriculture and forest edge density best predicted bonobo occurrence with bonobo nests more likely to occur farther from agriculture and in areas of lower edge density. These results suggest that bonobos either avoid areas of higher human activity, fragmented forests, or both, and that humans reduce the effective habitat of bonobos. The model results contribute to an increased understanding of threats to bonobo populations, as well as help identify priority areas for future surveys and determine core bonobo protection areas.
DOI Link: 10.1007/s10531-013-0572-7
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Notes: Additional co-authors: Omari Ilambu; Bila-Isia Inogwabini; Innocent Liengola; Albert Lotana Lokasola; Alain Lushimba; Joel Masselink; Valentin Mbenzo; Norbert Mbangia Mulavwa; Pascal Naky; Nicolas Mwanza Ndunda; Pele Nkumu; Valentin Omasombo; Gay Edwards Reinartz; Robert Rose; Tetsuya Sakamaki; Samantha Strindberg; Hiroyuki Takemoto; Ashley Vosper; Hjalmar S. Kühl
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