The conservation value of human-modified landscapes for the world’s primates

摘要: Land-use change pushes biodiversity into human-modified landscapes, where native ecosystems are surrounded by anthropic land covers (ALCs). Yet, the ability of species to use these emerging remains poorly understood. We quantified ALCs primates worldwide, and analyzed species' attributes that predict such use. Most secondary forests tree plantations, while only few human settlements. used for foraging at least 86 with an important conservation outcome: those tolerate heavily modified 26% more likely have stable or increasing populations than global average all primates. There is no phylogenetic signal in Compared on Earth, using less often threatened extinction, but diurnal, medium large-bodied, not strictly arboreal, habitat generalists. These findings provide valuable quantitative information improving management practices primate worldwide.