The Impact of Land Conversion on Primate Habitats: Refining the Extent of Occurrence Data for Four Capuchin Species in North and Northeastern Brazil

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dc.contributor.authorFarias, Anailda T.
dc.contributor.authorHamilton, Stuart E.
dc.contributor.authorPires, Luciana B. M.
dc.contributor.authorCanale, Gustavo R.
dc.contributor.authorSantos, Ricardo R.
dc.contributor.authorPresotto, Andrea
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-16T18:03:33Z
dc.date.available2024-04-16T18:03:33Z
dc.date.issued2024-04-05
dc.description.abstractConversion of primate forest habitat is a global concern with significant implications for primate populations. Although the current geospatial Extent of Occurrence (EOO) data provided for primates by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature are widely used, they do not accurately reflect the existing extent of primate species due to ongoing habitat loss. We focused on four capuchin monkey species (Sapajus apella, S. flavius, S. libidinosus, and S. xanthosternos), all native to North and Northeastern Brazil, to help prioritize research by the Capuchin Action Network. We refined the EOOs for the four primate species using MapBiomas land cover data. We accounted for areas of agriculture, urban, and mining and updated the current EOOs of these species. Additionally, we evaluated the Conservation Units (UC) in each EOO. UCs are protected areas critical to mitigating habitat loss in Brazil. Our results show that S. apella has lost the smallest amount of its current EOO (13%), while S. flavius has lost the most (77%). Agriculture was the leading cause of land cover change, followed by urbanization and mining. We provide an updated EOO for the four capuchin species and highlight the need for conservation efforts to address the challenges posed by human activities in the capuchin species’ habitats.
dc.description.sponsorshipGraduate Program in Environmental Science of Federal University of Maranhão (001) CAPES (88887. 626011/2021-00) fellowship to AF National Science Foundation - AGEP PROMISE Academy Alliance (1820971/2020) to AP
dc.genreDatasets
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/m2unpk-06qd
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/33050
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.relation.isAvailableAtSalisbury Universityen_US
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United Statesen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/
dc.subjectPrimate conservation
dc.subjectProtected areas
dc.subjectLand cover change
dc.subjectSapajus
dc.subjectHabitat loss
dc.titleThe Impact of Land Conversion on Primate Habitats: Refining the Extent of Occurrence Data for Four Capuchin Species in North and Northeastern Brazil
dc.typeDataset
dcterms.creatorhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2805-5113
dcterms.creatorhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8114-7247
dcterms.creatorhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2635-4849

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