Report on the presence of a group of golden-headed lion tamarins (Leontopithecus chrysomelas), an endangered primate species in a rubber plantation in southern Bahia, Brazil
Kristel M. De Vleeschouwerand Leonardo C. Oliveira
Centre for Research and Conservation, Royal Zoological Society of
Antwerp, 2018 Antwerp, Belgium
Bicho do Mato Instituto de Pesquisa, CEP 30360-082, Belo Horizonte,
MG, Brazil
Leonardo C. Oliveira
Departamento de Ciências, Faculdade de Formação de
Professores, UERJ, CEP 24435-005, São Gonçalo, RJ, Brazil
Programa de pós-graduação em Ecologia e
Conservação da Biodiversidade, Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz,
UESC, Salobrinho, CEP 45662-900, Ilhéus, BA, Brazil
Bicho do Mato Instituto de Pesquisa, CEP 30360-082, Belo Horizonte,
MG, Brazil
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Forest-living primates are particularly vulnerable to the effects of forest fragmentation. The extent to which they can use the agricultural matrix between fragments can be critical for their long-term survival. This paper provides the first record of the use of a rubber plantation by golden-headed lion tamarins, endangered primates inhabiting the Atlantic Forest of south Bahia, Brazil. The results provide opportunities for reconciling economic rubber production with primate conservation.
Forest-living primates are particularly vulnerable to the effects of forest fragmentation. The...
