Estimating minimum area of suitable habitat and viable population size for the northern muriqui (Brachyteles hypoxanthus)
Estimating minimum area of suitable habitat and viable population size for the northern muriqui (Brachyteles hypoxanthus)
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DOI:
10.1007/s10531-005-3575-1
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发表时间:
2006-12-01
影响因子:
3.4
通讯作者:
Grelle, Carlos Eduardo V.
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作者:
Brito, Daniel;Grelle, Carlos Eduardo V.
A population viability analysis (PVA) using the computer package VORTEX was conducted to assess the minimum viable population (MVP) of the Atlantic Forest endemic primate Brachyteles hypoxanthus. The objectives were: (1) to estimate demographic and genetic MVPs that could be used as quasi-extinction thresholds for future modeling, and (2) to estimate the minimum area of suitable habitat (MASH). The model predicted that populations of 40 and 700 individuals were necessary to achieve demographic and genetic stability, respectively. The model was more sensitive to changes in inbreeding depression, sex ratio and reproduction (percentage of breeding females). MASH estimated to contain genetically viable populations reached 11,570 ha. Muriquis have managed to persist despite severe habitat disturbance, but the results suggest that although most of the extant populations are not threatened by extinction, they are too small to be genetically viable in the long-run, and will loose most of their heterozygosity.