Population dynamics of the Manyara monkey (Cercopithecus mitis manyaraensis) and vervet monkey (Chlorocebus pygerythrus) in Lake Manyara National Park, Tanzania

Kiffner, Christian; Kioko, John; Butynski, Thomas M.; de Jong, Yvonne A.; Zinner, Dietmar

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/pb-9-33-2022

Articles | Volume 9, issue 2

https://doi.org/10.5194/pb-9-33-2022

© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/pb-9-33-2022

© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 9, issue 2

Research article

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05 Oct 2022

Research article |

| 05 Oct 2022

Population dynamics of the Manyara monkey (Cercopithecus mitis manyaraensis) and vervet monkey (Chlorocebus pygerythrus) in Lake Manyara National Park, Tanzania

Christian Kiffner, John Kioko, Thomas M. Butynski, Yvonne A. de Jong, and Dietmar Zinner

Data sets

Replication Data for: Population dynamics of Manyara monkey Cercopithecus mitis manyaraensis and vervet monkey Chlorocebus pygerythrus in Lake Manyara National Park, Tanzania Kiffner, C. https://doi.org/10.25625/95WCN8

Short summary

From November 2011 through to November 2019, we carried out seasonal road transect surveys and estimated population densities of Manyara monkeys and vervet monkeys in Lake Manyara National Park. Both species occurred at relatively high densities, and their population trends remained fairly stable over the study period. Our research highlights the value of long-term monitoring and the importance of Lake Manyara National Park as a stronghold for the endemic and endangered Manyara monkey.