No time to rest: How the effects of climate change on nest decay threaten the conservation of apes in the wild

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 16; no. 6; p. e0252527
• Main Authors: Bessone, Mattia, Booto, Lambert, Santos, Antonio R., Kühl, Hjalmar S., Fruth, Barbara
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: San Francisco Public Library of Science 30.06.2021; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Apes; Bayesian analysis; Biological monitoring; Biology and Life Sciences; Biomonitoring; Climate change; Climate effects; Climatic changes; Climatic conditions; Climatic data; Conservation; Decay; Earth Sciences; Ecology and Environmental Sciences; Endangered & extinct species; Endangered populations; Endangered species; Environmental aspects; Environmental impact; Estimation; Geographical distribution; Methods; Monkeys & apes; Nesting; Nesting behavior; Nests; Pan paniscus; Physical Sciences; Plant species; Precipitation; Protection and preservation; Species extinction; Survival; Wildlife conservation; Congo (Kinshasa); United Kingdom > UK; Belgium; Germany

Since 1994, IUCN Red List assessments apply globally acknowledged standards to assess species distribution, abundance and trends. The extinction risk of a species has a major impact on conservation science and international funding mechanisms. Great ape species are listed as Endangered or Critically...