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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Ape food density in the ground layer in Kibale Forest, Uganda
African Journal of Ecology, Volume 31, No. 1, Year 1993
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We measured stem density and food biomass density of the major species of groundlayer vegetation eaten by chimpanzees in Kibale Forest, Uganda. Measurements were made in eighteen 50 m2 transects in three areas of Parinari excelsa forest characterized as undisturbed, lightly felled, and more heavily felled. Stem densities and food biomass densities of species edible by chimpanzees varied little between the three areas, and were consistently low compared to previous measurements in habitats occupied by gorillas. Logging history did not have an obvious effect. The large variation in food biomass density in the ground layer of African forests is not currently understood. However, it is likely to be an important influence on the distribution of apes and other mammals. Nous avons mesuré la densité des pousses et celle de la biomasse alimentaire des principales espèces de la végétation au niveau du sol, mangée par les chimpanzés dans la forêt de Kibale, en Ouganda. On a effectué des mesures dans 18 transects de 50 m2, dans 3 zones de forêt àParinari excelsa reconnues respectivement comme intactes, légèrement éclaircies et fort éclaircies. La densité des pousses et celle de la biomasse alimentaire des espèces comestibles pour les chimpanzés variaient peu dans les 3 zones et sont notablement basses, comparées aux mesures antérieures dans les habitats occupés par les gorilles. L'exploitation forestière passée n'a pas eu d'effet visible. La grande variation de densité de biomasse alimentaire de la végétation au sol des forêts africaines n'est pas encore expliquée. Cependant, il est probable qu'elle soit d'une grande importance pour la distribution des grands singes et des autres mammiféres. Copyright © 1993, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved
Authors & Co-Authors
Wrangham, Richard W.
United States, Cambridge
Harvard University
Uganda, Kampala
Makerere University
Rogers, M. Elizabeth
United Kingdom, Edinburgh
The University of Edinburgh
I‐BASUTA, G.
Uganda, Kampala
Makerere University
Statistics
Citations: 33
Authors: 3
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1111/j.1365-2028.1993.tb00517.x
ISSN:
01416707
e-ISSN:
13652028
Research Areas
Food Security
Study Locations
Uganda