What hope for African primate diversity?

摘要: Available empirical evidence suggests that many primate populations are increasingly threatened by anthropogenic actions and we present to indicate Africa is a continent of particular concern in terms global conservation. We review the causes consequences decline diversity argue major fall into four interrelated categories: deforestation, bushmeat harvest, disease climate change. go on evaluate rarity distribution species identify those may be particularly vulnerable threats examine whether these share any characteristic traits. Two factors identified suggest our current evaluation extinction risk overly optimistic; value existing forest fragments have been credited with greater conservation supporting than they actually it clear debt from historical deforestation has not being adequately considered. use this what future will advantageous advance some very positive gains currently occurring.