The human-alloprimate interface in Gandoca, Costa Rica: an ethnoprimatological approach to assess conflict between residents and three Neotropical primates

Rivera, Narvaez; M, Giselle

doi:10.31274/etd-180810-5205

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“…Further studies are necessary to understand if the exploitation of some valuable crops by CR-NHP in the anthropogenic matrix, such as Persea americana , Elaeis guineensis, Syzygium malaccense , Spondias purpurea , and Mangifera indica (see Appendix 2 in Chaves et al . [49]), result in negative human-NHP interactions, or if crop-raiding behavior is tolerated, as has been reported for Ap and Ag in Gandoca community, Limon province [71].…”

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“…Finally, the vegetative constituents of neotropical primate diets in human-modified landscapes includes not only a diverse array of native plants but also dozens of exotic and/or cultivated plants that they exploit opportunistically (see [9,21,22]), as we found in this study. Further studies are necessary to understand if the exploitation of some valuable crops by CR-NHP in the anthropogenic matrix, such as Persea americana, Elaeis guineensis, Syzygium malaccense, Spondias purpurea, and Mangifera indica (see Appendix 2 in [49]), result in relevant negative humannonhuman primate interactions or if crop-raiding behavior is tolerated by the local inhabitants as have been reported for Ap and Ag in Gandoca community, Limon province [71].…”

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Plant diversity in the diet of Costa Rican primates in contrasting habitats: a meta-analysis

Chaves

Morales-Cerdas

Calderón-Quirós

et al. 2023

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In human-modified tropical landscapes, the survival of arboreal vertebrates, particularly primates, depends on their plant dietary diversity. Here, we assessed diversity in the vegetative diets of Costa Rican non-human primates (i.e. Alouatta palliata palliata, Ateles geoffroyi, Cebus imitator, and Saimiri oerstedii) inhabiting a range of habitat types. Specifically, we assessed: (i) richness and dietary plant diversity, (ii) the β-diversity of dietary plant species and the relative importance of species turnover and nestedness in contributing to these patterns, and (iii) the main ecological drivers of the observed patterns in dietary plant assemblages. Data on diet were available for 33 Alouatta, 15 Cebus, 8 Ateles, and 5 Saimiri groups, from 37 published and unpublished studies. Considering all studies, dietary plant species richness was highest in Alouatta (454 spp.), followed by Ateles (329 spp.), Cebus (237 spp.), and Saimiri (183 spp.). However, rarefaction curves indicated that the diversity of plant species in diet was higher in Ateles than in the other three primate species. The diversity of plants was 868 species (range=1664-2041 species). The three top food species were Spondias mombin, Bursera simaruba, and Samanea saman. Species turnover was the mechanism responsible for most of the dissimilarity in the plant assemblages in diet (Beta-sim = 0.76). Finally, primate species, habitat type and, to a lesser degree, sampling effort were the best predictors of the dietary plant assemblages. Our findings suggest that primate diets are diverse, even in severely-disturbed habitats.

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Section: Observed and Expected Diversity Of Plants In Dietmentioning

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Plant diversity in the diet of Costa Rican primates in contrasting habitats: a meta-analysis

Chaves

Morales-Cerdas

Calderón-Quirós

et al. 2023

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“…Finally, the vegetative constituents of platyrrhine primate diets in human-modified landscapes includes not only a diverse array of native plants but also dozens of exotic and/or cultivated plants exploited opportunistically (see [9,69,89]), a result we also find in our study. Further studies are necessary to understand if the exploitation of some valuable crops by CR-NHP in the anthropogenic matrix, such as Persea americana, Elaeis guineensis, Syzygium malaccense, Spondias purpurea, and Mangifera indica (see Appendix 2 in Chaves et al [76]), result in negative human-NHP interactions, or if crop-raiding behavior is tolerated, as has been reported for Ap and Ag in the Gandoca community, Limón province [103].…”

Section: Observed and Expected Diversity Of Plants In Dietmentioning

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Plant Diversity in the Diet of Costa Rican Primates in Contrasting Habitats: A Meta-Analysis

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In human-modified tropical landscapes, the survival of arboreal vertebrates, particularly primates, depends on their plant dietary diversity. Here, we assess the diversity of plants included in the diet of Costa Rican non-human primates, CR-NHP (i.e., Alouatta palliata palliata, Ateles geoffroyi, Cebus imitator, and Saimiri oerstedii) inhabiting different habitat types across the country. Specifically, we analyzed 37 published and unpublished datasets to assess: (i) richness and dietary α-plant diversity, (ii) the β-diversity of dietary plant species and the relative importance of plant species turnover and nestedness contributing to these patterns, and (iii) the main ecological drivers of the observed patterns in dietary plants. Dietary data were available for 34 Alouatta, 16 Cebus, eight Ateles, and five Saimiri groups. Overall dietary plant species richness was higher in Alouatta (476 spp.), followed by Ateles (329 spp.), Cebus (236 spp.), and Saimiri (183 spp.). However, rarefaction curves showed that α-diversity of plant species was higher in Ateles than in the other three primate species. The γ-diversity of plants was 868 species (95% C.I. = 829–907 species). The three most frequently reported food species for all CR-NHP were Spondias mombin, Bursera simaruba, and Samanea saman, and the most consumed plant parts were leaves, fruits, and flowers. In general, plant species turnover, rather than nestedness, explained the dissimilarity in plant diet diversity (βsim > 0.60) of CR-NHP. Finally, primate species, habitat type (life zone and disturbance level) and, to a lesser degree, study province, were the best predictors of the dietary plant assemblages. Our findings suggest that CR-NHP diets are diverse, even in severely disturbed habitats.

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Do spider monkeys use artificial canopy bridges to cross linear infrastructure?

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Hutschenreiter

Gamboa³

et al. 2022

Folia Primatol.

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Deforestation impacts canopy connectivity when landscapes are fragmented due to roads and other types of linear infrastructure. Natural canopy bridges become vital to arboreal animals, especially for animals that are reluctant to use the ground. When canopy regrowth cannot occur, artificial canopy bridges have been implemented to mitigate the consequences of linear infrastructure. The aim of our study was to evaluate the evidence for the use of artificial canopy bridges by spider monkeys (Ateles spp.) to cross linear infrastructure that interrupts canopy connectivity. We report details of five cases in which the absence of evidence for spider monkeys using artificial canopy bridges to cross linear infrastructure was based on systematic monitoring. We examined the factors that may constrain spider monkeys to use artificial faunal overpasses and made recommendations for effective artificial faunal overpasses for spider monkeys.

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The human-alloprimate interface in Gandoca, Costa Rica: an ethnoprimatological approach to assess conflict between residents and three Neotropical primates

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Plant diversity in the diet of Costa Rican primates in contrasting habitats: a meta-analysis

Plant diversity in the diet of Costa Rican primates in contrasting habitats: a meta-analysis

Plant Diversity in the Diet of Costa Rican Primates in Contrasting Habitats: A Meta-Analysis

Do spider monkeys use artificial canopy bridges to cross linear infrastructure?

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