The future of sub-Saharan Africa's biodiversity in the face of climate and societal change

CA Chapman, K Abernathy, LJ Chapman… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Many of the world's most biodiverse regions are found in the poorest and second most
populous continent of Africa; a continent facing exceptional challenges. Africa is projected to …

Primate conservation: Lessons learned in the last 20 years can guide future efforts

CA Chapman, CA Peres - Evolutionary Anthropology: Issues …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Twenty years ago, we published an assessment of the threats facing primates and with the
passing of two decades, we re‐evaluate identified threats, consider emerging pressures …

Exploring multiple dimensions of conservation success: Long‐term wildlife trends, anti‐poaching efforts and revenue sharing in Kibale National Park, Uganda

D Sarkar, S Bortolamiol, JF Gogarten… - Animal …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Parks are essential for protecting biodiversity and finding ways to improve park effectiveness
is an important topic. We contributed to this debate by examining spatial and temporal …

Metrics for characterizing network structure and node importance in Spatial Social Networks

D Sarkar, C Andris, CA Chapman… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Social Network Analysis offers powerful tools to analyze the structure of
relationships between a set of people. However, the addition of spatial information poses …

30 years brings changes to the arthropod community of Kibale National Park, Uganda

EA Opito, T Alanko, U Kalbitzer, M Nummelin… - Biotropica, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
World‐wide declines in arthropod abundance and diversity are a major concern, particularly
given their importance in ecosystem functioning. Yet, data documenting long‐term trends …

The smart forest Conundrum: Contextualizing pitfalls of sensors and AI in conservation science for tropical forests

D Sarkar, CA Chapman - Tropical Conservation Science, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
The term 'smart forest'is not yet common, but the proliferation of sensors, algorithms, and
technocentric thinking in conservation, as in most other aspects of our lives, suggests we are …

The chemical landscape of tropical mammals in the Anthropocene

CA Chapman, T Steiniche, KM Benavidez… - Biological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Sixty years ago, Rachel Carson published her book Silent Spring, which focused
the world's attention on the dangers of pesticides. Since that time human impacts on the …

Fifty+ years of primate research illustrates complex drivers of abundance and increasing primate numbers

CA Chapman, JF Gogarten, M Golooba… - American Journal of …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Many primate populations are threatened by human actions and a central tool used for their
protection is establishing protected areas. However, even if populations in such areas are …

Impacts of COVID-19 on biodiversity conservation and community networks at Kibale National Park, Uganda

D Sarkar, JF Gogarten, X Liang, C Andris… - The Professional …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Conservation, like all aspects of society, was severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Although there have been projections and speculations about impacts on conservation …

Mitigating crop raiding by forest elephants and baboons at Kibale National Park

AM Kyokuhaire, CA Chapman, PA Omeja… - African Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In Africa, most protected forests are in densely human‐dominated landscapes where human–
wildlife conflict is intense. We documented farmer perceptions and responses to crop …