Distribution, Abundance, and Spatial Ecology of the Critically Endangered Ecuadorian Capuchin (<i>Cebus Albifrons Aequatorialis</i>)

Jack, Katharine M.; Campos, Fernando A.

doi:10.1177/194008291200500207

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“…One example of a wide‐scale rapid assessment is that carried out for Cebus aequatorialis in western Ecuador [Jack & Campos, ]. This research identified known localities for species (and also many areas of extirpation), and followed up with distribution modeling to create a conservation plan for this Critically Endangered species [Campos & Jack, ].…”

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Capuchin monkey research priorities and urgent issues

Alfaro

Izar

Ferreira

2014

American J Primatol

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The "Capuchin research community roundtable: working together towards a comparative biology of Cebus and Sapajus" was held at the International Primatological Society Congress in Cancún, Mexico, August 2012. Goals of the roundtable were to strengthen interactions among the capuchin research community, and to prioritize and coordinate research and training in a more systematic and interactive way in light of increasing conservation urgency. New phylogenetic and biogeographic evidence highlights the distinct evolutionary histories of the two radiations of capuchin monkeys, Cebus (untufted or gracile capuchins) and Sapajus (tufted or robust capuchins), that were formerly lumped under Cebus, and points to a higher number of species, or Evolutionarily Significant Units, in each compared to past capuchin taxonomies. Many of the lesser-known species face increasing fragmentation and destruction of habitat, and most populations of still non-threatened species face encroachment from human settlements. Here, we present capuchin research priorities and urgent issues based on the discussion by capuchin researchers in the roundtable. These include a call for the immediate end to the use of the name Cebus apella and the employment of the term Sapajus spp. instead for captive robust capuchins of unknown origin; for the implementation of rapid assessments for previously unstudied capuchin species or populations in biomes of interest; for the development of standardized methods to allow for comparative analyses across capuchin field sites; and for the creation and maintenance of an open-access website for capuchin monkey data. Finally, we planned the creation of an international Capuchin Action Network, to help disseminate research information; to work as a research community in a more efficient, collaborative manner; to help prioritize research and conservation goals as a community of experts; and to strengthen our political voice.

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Capuchin monkey research priorities and urgent issues

Alfaro

Izar

Ferreira

2014

American J Primatol

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“…Cotacachi is largely at high elevation (>2,500 m) at its southern end. The BPs discussed here extend protection into the critically endangered NW cloud forest zone and upper montane forests that occur between 900-2500 m. These are the habitats preferred by the most endangered species in our study, including the primates (Jack & Campos, 2012;Peck et al, 2010) cats (Zapata-Ríos & Araguillin, 2013), and bears (Castellanos, 2011), as well as the frogs (Arteaga et al, 2016;Tapia et al, 2017), birds (Jahn, 2008;Willig & Presley, 2016) and orchids (Endara et al 2009). We recommend that the entire Bosque Protector system be extended the same protections as the SNAP system, particularly with regards to prohibition of mining.…”

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New mining concessions will severely decrease biodiversity and ecosystem services in Ecuador

Roy

Zorrilla²,

Endara

et al. 2018

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Ecuador has the world's highest biodiversity, despite being a tiny fraction of the world's land area. The threat of extinction for much of this biodiversity has dramatically increased since April 2016, during which time the Ecuadorian government has opened approximately 2.9 million hectares of land for mining exploration, with many of the concessions in previously protected forests. Herein, we describe the system of protected lands in Ecuador, their mining laws, and outline the scale of threat by comparing the mammals, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and orchids from several now threatened protected areas, classed as "Bosques Protectores" (BPs), in the NW montane cloud forests. We examine two large (>5,000 ha) BPs, Los Cedros and El Chontal, and two medium BPs, Mashpi (1,178 ha) and Maquipucuna (2,474 ha). Since BP El Chontal is so poorly explored, we used several other small reserves (<500 hectares) in the Intag Valley to gain an idea of its biodiversity. Together, these BPs and reserves form a buffer and a southern corridor for the still-protected Cotacachi-Cayapas Ecological Reserve, which is otherwise now surrounded by mining concessions. We gathered published literature, "gray literature", information from reserve records and websites, and our previously unpublished observations to make comparative species tables for each reserve. Our results from these still incompletely known reserves reveal the astonishing losses that mining will incur: eight critically endangered species, including two primates (brown-headed spider monkey and white-fronted capuchin), 37 endangered species, 149 vulnerable and 85 near threatened and a large number of less threatened species Our data show that each of the reserves protects a unique subset of taxa in this land of highly localized endemics. Each of the reserves also generates sustainable income for the local people. The short-term national profits from mining will not compensate for the permanent biodiversity losses, and the long-term ecosystem service and economic losses at the local and regional level.

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“…We are uncertain about the presence of this species before the reintroduction; however, previous studies reported C. aequatorialis at nearby Cerro Azul, 12 km more north of the BR (Jack and Campos 2012). Priority regions conservation of this species were proposed by Campos and Jack (2013), and the BR is about 20 km from the fourth priority area.…”

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Large and medium-sized mammals of Buenaventura Reserve, southwestern Ecuador

Torres-Porras¹,

Cobos²,

Seoane³

et al. 2017

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Mammals are the third most threatened group of vertebrates and tropical ones are the most endangered according to recent studies. The Buenaventura Reserve protects 20 km 2 of Montane Tropical forest in the southwestern part of the Ecuadorian Andes. This study estimates the mammal species richness of this reserve by using camera traps and occasional sightings. We recorded 20 species of large and medium-sized mammals in this small protected area, which shows the reserve's important role in the conservation of these species. This study also shows the conservation priority that these forests should have in the western part of the Ecuadorian Andes.

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Distribution, Abundance, and Spatial Ecology of the Critically Endangered Ecuadorian Capuchin (Cebus Albifrons Aequatorialis)

Cited by 17 publications

References 34 publications

Capuchin monkey research priorities and urgent issues

Capuchin monkey research priorities and urgent issues

New mining concessions will severely decrease biodiversity and ecosystem services in Ecuador

Large and medium-sized mammals of Buenaventura Reserve, southwestern Ecuador

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