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ProfessorRobertEwers

Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Life Sciences (Silwood Park)

Professor of Ecology
 
 
 
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1.4Centre for Population BiologySilwood Park

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Publications

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@article{Galan-Acedo:2019:10.1038/s41467-018-08139-0,
author = {Galan-Acedo, C and Arroyo-Rodriguez, V and Andresen, E and Verde, Arregoitia L and Vega, E and Peres, CA and Ewers, RM},
doi = {10.1038/s41467-018-08139-0},
journal = {Nature Communications},
title = {The conservation value of human-modified landscapes for the world's primates},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-08139-0},
volume = {10},
year = {2019}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - Land-use change pushes biodiversity into human-modified landscapes, where native ecosystems are surrounded by anthropic land covers (ALCs). Yet, the ability of species to use these emerging covers remains poorly understood. We quantified the use of ALCs by primates worldwide, and analyzed species’ attributes that predict such use. Most species use secondary forests and tree plantations, while only few use human settlements. ALCs are used for foraging by at least 86 species with an important conservation outcome: those that tolerate heavily modified ALCs are 26% more likely to have stable or increasing populations than the global average for all primates. There is no phylogenetic signal in ALCs use. Compared to all primates on Earth, species using ALCs are less often threatened with extinction, but more often diurnal, medium or large-bodied, not strictly arboreal, and habitat generalists. These findings provide valuable quantitative information for improving management practices for primate conservation worldwide.
AU  - Galan-Acedo,C
AU  - Arroyo-Rodriguez,V
AU  - Andresen,E
AU  - Verde,Arregoitia L
AU  - Vega,E
AU  - Peres,CA
AU  - Ewers,RM
DO  - 10.1038/s41467-018-08139-0
PY  - 2019///
SN  - 2041-1723
TI  - The conservation value of human-modified landscapes for the world's primates
T2  - Nature Communications
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-08139-0
UR  - http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000455473700020&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=1ba7043ffcc86c417c072aa74d649202
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/66818
VL  - 10
ER  -
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