Note on the seasonal use of lowland and highland habitats by the West African Chimpanzee Pan troglodytes verus (Schwarz, 1934) (Primates: Hominidae): Implications for its conservation
Note on the seasonal use of lowland and highland habitats by the West African Chimpanzee Pan troglodytes verus (Schwarz, 1934) (Primates: Hominidae): Implications for its conservation
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关于西非黑猩猩 Pan troglodytes verus 对低地和高地栖息地的季节性利用的说明（Schwarz，1934）（灵长类动物：人科）：对其保护的影响
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2013
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通讯作者：
Georges Nizinski
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P. Ndiaye;G. Galat;A. Galat;Georges Nizinski
西非黑猩猩Pan troglodytes verus濒临灭绝。为了深入了解这个亚种在塞内加尔（西非）的生存潜力，我们调查了这种灵长类动物与其栖息地之间的关系，特别是从一个新的角度：地形对其栖息地内分布的季节性的影响。在塞内加尔，黑猩猩很少在野外看到，特别是在保护区之外，这是本研究根据巢穴普查结果（N=436）进行的。根据我们的观察，1998年3月至2000年3月，我们建立了黑猩猩巢在画廊森林在旱季和较高的地区（丘陵和高原，高原边缘画廊森林）在雨季。雨季的山谷洪水可能是黑猩猩在高地筑巢的主要原因。研究结果可以帮助保护管理人员保护物种。
The West African Chimpanzee Pan troglodytes verus is endangered. In order to gain insight into the survival potential of this subspecies in Senegal (West Africa), we investigated relationships between this primate and its habitat, particularly from a novel perspective: the influence of the topography on the seasonality of its distribution within its habitat. In Senegal chimpanzees are rarely seen in the wild, particularly outside of protected areas, which is where the present study was conducted on the basis of nest census findings (N=436). According to our observations between March 1998 and March 2000, we established that chimpanzees nested in the gallery forest during the dry season and higher areas (hills and plateaus, plateau edge gallery forests) during the rainy season. Valley flooding during the rainy season may be the major reason for chimpanzees to nest in the highlands. The results can help conservation managers to protect the species.