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Gaugris J, Orban B, Niemand L, Walsh G, Burger M, Morley R, Melville H, Drescher K, Kabafouako G, Vasicek Gaugris C. Short recce transects or camera trap surveys—Short recce surveys highlighted as a useful supplement for rapid biodiversity assessments in the Republic of the Congo. Afr J Ecol 2022. [DOI: 10.1111/aje.13047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Jerome Gaugris
- Flora, Fauna & Man Ecological Services Tortola British Virgin Islands
- Centre for African Ecology, School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg South Africa
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- Flora, Fauna & Man Ecological Services Tortola British Virgin Islands
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- Flora, Fauna & Man Ecological Services Tortola British Virgin Islands
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- Flora, Fauna & Man Ecological Services Tortola British Virgin Islands
- School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg South Africa
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- Flora, Fauna & Man Ecological Services Tortola British Virgin Islands
- African Amphibian Conservation Research Group, Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management North‐West University Potchefstroom South Africa
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- Flora, Fauna & Man Ecological Services Tortola British Virgin Islands
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- Department of Environmental Sciences University of South Africa Florida South Africa
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- Flora, Fauna & Man Ecological Services Tortola British Virgin Islands
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- Flora, Fauna & Man Ecological Services Tortola British Virgin Islands
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- Flora, Fauna & Man Ecological Services Tortola British Virgin Islands
- Centre for African Ecology, School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg South Africa
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Amin R, Wacher T, Fankem O, Gilbert ON, Ndimbe MS, Fowler A. Status and ecology of forest ungulates in the Dja Faunal Reserve, Cameroon. MAMMALIA 2022. [DOI: 10.1515/mammalia-2021-0175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Ungulates have undergone major declines in Central and West African forests as a result of bushmeat trade and habitat loss. Monitoring forest ungulate status is a critical conservation need. We undertook a systematic camera-trap survey of the 5260 km2 Dja Faunal Reserve, Cameroon’s largest protected area. We deployed cameras at 305 sites in eight grids across the reserve over 28,277 camera-trap days. We recorded 30,601 independent detections of 12 species of forest ungulate. The blue and Peters’ duikers were the most abundant, accounting for 82% of all ungulate detections, both with occupancy >85% in all survey grids. The black-fronted duiker was relatively widespread but rare. The white-bellied duiker and water chevrotain were found mostly in the southern part of the reserve. There were very few detections of sitatunga, forest buffalo and bongo. Our results suggest ecological partitioning among the more abundant duikers based on activity pattern and body size. The reserve faces many pressures including illegal subsistence and commercial hunting. Community surveillance and partnerships, with improved law enforcement are among measures being implemented by the Cameroon government to enhance security and ensure retention of the reserve’s World Heritage status.
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- Rajan Amin
- Zoological Society of London , Regents Park , London , UK
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- Zoological Society of London , Regents Park , London , UK
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- Zoological Society of London – Cameroon , Yaoundé , Cameroon
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- Zoological Society of London – Cameroon , Yaoundé , Cameroon
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Froese GZL, Ebang Mbélé A, Beirne C, Atsame L, Bayossa C, Bazza B, Bidzime Nkoulou M, Dzime N'noh S, Ebeba J, Edzidzie J, Ekazama Koto S, Imbomba S, Mandomobo Mapio E, Mandou Mabouanga HG, Mba Edang E, Landry Metandou J, Mossindji C, Ngoboutseboue I, Nkwele C, Nzemfoule E, Sala Elie B, Sergent A, Poulsen JR. Coupling paraecology and hunter GPS self‐follows to quantify village bushmeat hunting dynamics across the landscape scale. Afr J Ecol 2022. [DOI: 10.1111/aje.12956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Graden Z. L. Froese
- Nicholas School of the Environment Duke University Durham North Carolina USA
- Nsombou Abalghe‐Dzal Association (NADA) Makokou Gabon
- Institut de Recherche en Ecologie Tropicale (IRET/CENAREST) Libreville Gabon
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- Nicholas School of the Environment Duke University Durham North Carolina USA
- Nsombou Abalghe‐Dzal Association (NADA) Makokou Gabon
- Agence Nationale des Parcs Nationaux (ANPN) Libreville Gabon
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- Nicholas School of the Environment Duke University Durham North Carolina USA
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- Nsombou Abalghe‐Dzal Association (NADA) Makokou Gabon
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- Nsombou Abalghe‐Dzal Association (NADA) Makokou Gabon
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- Nsombou Abalghe‐Dzal Association (NADA) Makokou Gabon
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- Nsombou Abalghe‐Dzal Association (NADA) Makokou Gabon
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- Nsombou Abalghe‐Dzal Association (NADA) Makokou Gabon
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- Nicholas School of the Environment Duke University Durham North Carolina USA
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Rapid dung removal by beetles suggests higher duiker densities in Central African rainforests. ORYX 2022. [DOI: 10.1017/s0030605321001599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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For many mammal species, converting dung density into population density requires accurate estimates of defaecation rate and dung survival time. The latter parameter probably varies seasonally. In Nki National Park, south-east Cameroon, we monitored 216 dung piles of the blue duiker Philantomba monticola and 373 of the red duiker group (Cephalophus spp.), major game animals in Central Africa, and estimated dung survival time across seasons. Mean survival time was 6.83 days in the major dry season and 1.21–1.81 in other seasons for the blue duiker, and 7.37 and 1.53–4.05 for red duikers, lower than the values conventionally used for density estimations in Central Africa (i.e. 18 days for the blue duiker and 21 days for red duikers). Overall, beetles removed half of the dung within 1 day of deposition. However, the proportion of dung piles that beetles removed was significantly lower in the major dry season, and other dung piles remained longer until they disappeared as a result of other factors. As shorter dung survival time results in higher estimates of population density, our findings imply that in forests with intense beetle activity, duiker densities are higher than those based on the conventional values of dung survival time. Duiker densities and dung survival time should be estimated simultaneously. To minimize the bias introduced by rapid removal of fresh dung by beetles, only fresh dung (< 3 hours old) should be monitored when estimating mean dung survival time.
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AbstractTraditional transect survey methods for forest antelopes often underestimate density for common species and do not provide sufficient data for rarer species. The use of camera trapping as a survey tool for medium and large terrestrial mammals has become increasingly common, especially in forest habitats. Here, we applied the distance sampling method to images generated from camera-trap surveys in Dja Faunal Reserve, Cameroon, and used an estimate of the proportion of time animals are active to correct for negative bias in the density estimates from the 24-hour camera-trap survey datasets. We also used multiple covariate distance sampling with body weight as a covariate to estimate detection probabilities and densities of rarer species. These methods provide an effective tool for monitoring the status of individual species or a community of forest antelope species, information urgently needed for conservation planning and action.
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Breuer T, Breuer‐Ndoundou Hockemba M, Opepa CK, Yoga S, Mavinga FB. High abundance and large proportion of medium and large duikers in an intact and unhunted afrotropical protected area: Insights into monitoring methods. Afr J Ecol 2021. [DOI: 10.1111/aje.12853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Thomas Breuer
- Wildlife Conservation Society Global Conservation Program Bronx NY USA
- Mbeli Bai Study Wildlife Conservation Society – Congo Program Brazzaville Congo
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- Mbeli Bai Study Wildlife Conservation Society – Congo Program Brazzaville Congo
- Wildlife Conservation Society ‐ Congo Program Brazzaville Congo
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- Wildlife Conservation Society ‐ Congo Program Brazzaville Congo
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Kamgaing TOW, Dzefack ZCB, Yasuoka H. Declining Ungulate Populations in an African Rainforest: Evidence From Local Knowledge, Ecological Surveys, and Bushmeat Records. Front Ecol Evol 2019. [DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2019.00249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Kamgaing TOW, Bobo KS, Djekda D, Azobou KBV, Hamadjida BR, Balangounde MY, Simo KJ, Yasuoka H. Population density estimates of forest duikers (Philantomba monticola
& Cephalophus
spp.) differ greatly between survey methods. Afr J Ecol 2018. [DOI: 10.1111/aje.12518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Towa Olivier William Kamgaing
- Center for African Area Studies; Kyoto University; 46 Yoshida-Shimoadachi Sakyo-ku Kyoto 606-8501 Japan
- Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife; Yaounde Cameroon
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- Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife; Yaounde Cameroon
- University of Dschang; Dschang Cameroon
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- Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife; Yaounde Cameroon
- University of Dschang; Dschang Cameroon
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- Center for African Area Studies; Kyoto University; 46 Yoshida-Shimoadachi Sakyo-ku Kyoto 606-8501 Japan
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