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Title
Chapter Title: Logging
Book Title: The International Encyclopedia of Primatology
Author(s)
Chapman, Colin A.; Milich, Krista M.
Published
2017
Published Version DOI
https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119179313.wbprim0003
Abstract
Tropical forest has disappeared dramatically and the rate of its decline increased by 2101 km2 per year between 2000 and 2012. Much of this loss was initiated by the $11.2 billion tropical timber industry, and after unsustainable logging is initiated, areas are often cleared by agriculturalists or pastoralists. Unfortunately, the impact of logging on primates is uncertain as it varies with respect to the size of the area logged, extraction regimes and incidental damage, the type of forest harvested, the original composition of the primate community (e.g., frugivore versus folivore), proximity to undisturbed primary forest, and the time between logging and monitoring. In addition, improved road access resulting from the logging operation may or may not increase hunting. Researchers have made significant advances in finding ways to decrease the impact of logging on primates, but need to study how to implement their findings.
Keywords
conservation;ecosystems;habitat
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