Effects of logging on gastrointestinal parasite infections and infection risk in African primates

摘要: Summary 1. The impact of habitat disturbance on biodiversity conservation and animal health is poorly understood. Selective logging results in a suite alterations that may increase infection risk susceptibility to resident populations. 2. aim this study was improve our understanding interplay by examining the effects gastrointestinal parasite infections three primate species whose populations have responded differently selective Kibale National Park, Uganda. Populations redtail guenons Cercopithecus ascanius are declining logged forest; red colobus Piliocolobus tephrosceles state slow recovery; black-and-white Colobus guereza increasing forest. 3. We collected faecal samples from these over period 5 years undisturbed forest, compare prevalence magnitude multiple infections. also analysed canopy ground vegetation plots environmental contamination with parasites 4. richness helminth protozoan infections, were greater for than but parameters did not differ between forest types either colobine. Data revealed infective stages two representative generalist occurred at higher densities compared signifying all 5. Synthesis applications . This demonstrates can be associated changes an important ecological association hosts parasites. Our indicate anthropogenic change could influence patterns primates population performance.