The environmental impacts of palm oil in context

E Meijaard, TM Brooks, KM Carlson, EM Slade… - Nature plants, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract Delivering the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) requires balancing
demands on land between agriculture (SDG 2) and biodiversity (SDG 15). The production of …

Human-chimpanzee sympatry and interactions in Cantanhez National Park, Guinea-Bissau: current research and future directions

KJ Hockings, C Sousa - Primate Conservation, 2013 - BioOne
Increasing human populations and the rapid conversion of forest to agricultural land
increase the likelihood of interactions and conflict between humans and nonhuman …

Of Pongo, palms and perceptions: a multidisciplinary assessment of Bornean orang-utans Pongo pygmaeus in an oil palm context

M Ancrenaz, F Oram, L Ambu, I Lackman, E Ahmad… - Oryx, 2015 - cambridge.org
The oil palm industry is blamed for the demise of iconic species such as the orang-utan
Pongo pygmaeus in Borneo but production of, and demand for, this commodity continue to …

Pan troglodytes (errata version published in 2018)

T Humle, F Maisels, JF Oates, A Plumptre… - 2016 - dspace.stir.ac.uk
Assessment Information: Although Pan troglodytes is the most abundant and widespread of
the great apes, and many populations exist in protected areas, the declines that have …

Chimpanzees balance resources and risk in an anthropogenic landscape of fear

E Bersacola, CM Hill, KJ Hockings - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Human-wildlife coexistence is possible when animals can meet their ecological
requirements while managing human-induced risks. Understanding how wildlife balance …

Chimpanzees preferentially select sleeping platform construction tree species with biomechanical properties that yield stable, firm, but compliant nests

DR Samson, KD Hunt - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
The daily construction of a sleeping platform or “nest” is a universal behavior among large-
bodied hominoids. Among chimpanzees, most populations consistently select particular tree …

Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) Flexibly Use Introduced Species for Nesting and Bark Feeding in a Human-Dominated Habitat

MS McCarthy, JD Lester, CB Stanford - International Journal of …, 2017 - Springer
As habitat loss and fragmentation place growing pressure on endangered nonhuman
primate populations, researchers find increasing evidence for novel responses in behavior …

Feeding ecology of chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus) inhabiting a forest‐mangrove‐savanna‐agricultural matrix at Caiquene‐Cadique, Cantanhez National Park …

J Bessa, C Sousa, KJ Hockings - American Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
With rising conversion of “natural” habitat to other land use such as agriculture, nonhuman
primates are increasingly exploiting areas influenced by people and their activities. Despite …

Chimpanzee nesting patterns in savanna habitat: environmental influences and preferences

RA Hernandez‐Aguilar, JIM Moore… - American Journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Data on chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) nesting patterns were collected in Issa, Ugalla,
western Tanzania. Ugalla is one of the driest, most open, and seasonal habitats inhabited by …

DNA identification of primate bushmeat from urban markets in Guinea-Bissau and its implications for conservation

T Minhós, E Wallace, MJF da Silva, RM Sá… - Biological …, 2013 - Elsevier
Hunting for bushmeat consumption is a major threat to wild populations. Assessing trade at
markets provides a commonly used measure of its intensity and impact. However, most …