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The Enhancement of Secondary Succession by Western Lowland Gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) in a Moist Tropical Forest of Southeast Cameroon. Koninklijke Maatschappij voor Dierkunde van Antwerpen
Among animal seed dispersers in tropical ecosystems, the contribution of primates is recognized to be of paramount importance. However, the role played by the largest species of the Congo basin, the western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla), has received little attention. Here, we provide the first long-term study describing all aspects of the ecology of seed dispersal by gorillas at a single site. Over three years of investigation in ...
The Influence of Transect Use by Local People and Reuse of Transects for Repeated Surveys on Nesting in Western Lowland Gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) and Central Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes troglodytes) in Southeast Cameroon Koninklijke Maatschappij voor Dierkunde van Antwerpen
Seed dispersal effectiveness of the western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) in Gabon Koninklijke Maatschappij voor Dierkunde van Antwerpen
The quantitative and qualitative aspects of seed dispersal by the western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) were investigated in Gabon. Fresh faeces were collected and washed to identify and count the seeds. Seed germinability after gut passage was estimated with trials in a nursery at the study site. To assess the impact of gut passage on germination success and delay, comparative trials were run with four treatments: (i) gut passed ...
Role of the western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) in seed dispersal in tropical forests and implications of its decline Koninklijke Maatschappij voor Dierkunde van Antwerpen
Patterns of seed dispersal significantly affect plant demography, dynamics and succession. In the tropics, the majority of tree species bear fruits that are adapted to animal-mediated dispersal. Amongst seed dispersers, the contribution of primates is widely recognized by ecologists as incomparable. However, in lowland Afrotropical forests, the specific role of the largest primate species, the western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla ...
Role of the western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) in seed dispersal in tropical forests and implications of its decline Koninklijke Maatschappij voor Dierkunde van Antwerpen
Echocardiographic examination of a Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) Universiteit Gent
The Cross River Gorillas (Gorilla gorilla diehli) at Mawambi Hills, South-West Cameroon: Habitat Suitability and Vulnerability to Anthropogenic Disturbance Koninklijke Maatschappij voor Dierkunde van Antwerpen
Only about 300 individuals of the Cross River gorilla (CRG; Gorilla gorilla diehli) survive today. The subspecies is endemic to approximately 12-14 sites at the Cameroon-Nigeria border, and is critically endangered. To understand survival prospects of the CRG at Mawambi Hills, Cameroon, a maximum entropy (MaxEnt) distribution model was used to predict the distribution of gorillas. Overall, 24% of the study area was predicted to be suitable for ...
Feeding Ecology of Cross River Gorillas (Gorilla gorilla diehli) at Mawambi Hills: The Influence of Resource Seasonality Koninklijke Maatschappij voor Dierkunde van Antwerpen
Determining the composition of primate diet and identifying factors that affect food choice are important in understanding habitat requirements of primates and designing conservation plans. We studied the diet of Cross River gorillas (Gorilla gorilla diehli) in relation to availability of food resources, in a semideciduous lowland forest site (Mawambi Hills) in Cameroon, from November 2009 to September 2011. Based on 109 d of feeding trail data, ...
Impacts of logging and hunting on western lowland gorilla ( Gorilla gorilla gorilla) populations and consequences for forest regeneration . A review Koninklijke Maatschappij voor Dierkunde van Antwerpen
Timber exploitation is rapidly expanding throughout the Congo Basin. Forest areas assigned to timber harvesting have sharply expanded over the decades and logging concessions now largely overlap with the range of western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla Savage Wyman, 1847). However this species, which is considered as critically endangered by IUCN, could play an essential role in maintaining the structure and composition of tropical ...