Threat Analysis of Forest Fragmentation and Degradation for Peruvian Primates
Peru has 55 primate taxa (including all species and subspecies), a third of which are threatened. The major drivers of habitat loss, degradation and fragmentation are grazing, forestry, agriculture and transport infrastructure. Other activities such as hunting exacerbate these threats. We assessed t...
Main Authors: | Sam Shanee, Lorena Fernández-Hidalgo, Nestor Allgas, Veronica Vero, Raul Bello-Santa Cruz, Mark Bowler, Mrinalini Erkenswick Watsa, Gabriel García Mendoza, Alvaro García-Olaechea, Cindy Hurtado, Zoila Vega, Laura Marsh, Ramesh Boonratana, A. Patricia Mendoza |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2023-02-01
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Series: | Diversity |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/15/2/276 |
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