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https://doi.org/10.5194/pb-10-13-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/pb-10-13-2023
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20 Oct 2023
Research article |  | 20 Oct 2023

Djaffa Mountains guereza (Colobus guereza gallarum) abundance in forests of the Ahmar Mountains, Ethiopia

Chala Adugna Kufa, Afework Bekele, Anagaw Atickem, and Dietmar Zinner

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The Djaffa Mountains guereza (Colobus guereza gallarum) is an endemic Ethiopian taxon. Information about its distribution and population size is missing. We collected data on population density and size in four forests in the Ahmar Mountains in a line-transect survey and estimated 109.6 individuals per square kilometer within the study area. This comparatively high density is thus not the main conservation concern, but the fragmentation of the guereza habitat and population is.
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