Frugivory and Seed Dispersal by Northern Pigtailed Macaques (Macaca leonina), in Thailand

Albert, Aurélie; Hambuckers, Alain; Culot, Laurence; Savini, Tommaso; Huynen, Marie‐Claude

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“…’10 – Apr. ’11, data from 2 adult males per group; 7 groups (A, G, K77, H77, K, H, T, A) from van Schaik et al (1983), Ketambe, Sumatra, 1 group (A) from Aldrich-Blake (1980), Kuala Lompat, W-Malaysia; 1 group from MacKinnon & MacKinnon (1980), Kuala Lompat, W-Malaysia; M. f. fuscata : data from the studies of Ikeda (1982) at Kawaradake, Japan, Wada (1979), Shiga heights, Japan, and Izumiyama (1999), Kamikochi, Japan, as in Tsuji (2010); M. mulatta : 3 groups (B, C, E) from Neville (1968), Uttar Pradesh, N-India, 1 group (Asarori II) from Lindburg (1971) and Lindburg (1977: Sugiyama (), Uttar Pradesh, India; M. radiata 1971: Caldecott (), Dharwar, S-India; M. n. nemestrina 1986a), Lima Belas, W-Malaysia, forest surrounded by oil palm plantations; MacKinnon & MacKinnon (1980), Kuala Lompat, W-Malaysia; M. (n.) leonina : HQ troop from Albert (2012), Khao Yai National Park, Thailand, close to human settlement, only day range data used from when the group was not using human food (high fruit abundance time); forest group (Ch troop) from J. M. José Domínguez (pers. comm.…”

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“…= Observation method (S = scan sampling, F = focal animal sampling, O = other method, U = unknown); NP = National Park, WS = Wildlife Sanctuary; a group was living in disturbed forest, b group was feeding to some extent on human food, c values averaged from both years, d values averaged from different age-sex categories, e data are only from adult females (12 in 2007/08; 15 in 2011/12), f data are only from the 2 adult males, * values were estimated from figureSources and habitat type: 1) Caldecott (1986a), tropical broadleaf evergreen forest surrounded by oil palm plantations; 2) this study, tropical lowland evergreen broadleaf rainforest; 3) Singh et al (2000), evergreen moist broadleaf forest; 4) Menon & Poirier (1996), disturbed forest fragment; 5) Kurup & Kumar (1993), undisturbed wet evergreen forest; 6) Riley (2007), lowland and hill forest, Ch group minimally altered, Anca group heavily altered with agricultural and agroforestry areas; 7) Pombo et al (2004), smaller group in undisturbed forest, larger group in disturbed forest; 8) Albert (2012), seasonal wet evergreen forest, close to human settlement; 9) Choudhury (2008), tropical wet evergreen forest, deciduous plantations; 10) Aggimarangsee (1992) in Chalise (1999); 11) Chalise (2003), at Makalu-Barun National Park steep slopes with patchy forest, for Langtan National Park habitat not mentioned; 12) M. Heesen (pers. comm.…”

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Ecology of an endemic primate species (Macaca siberu) on Siberut Island, Indonesia

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Logging and forest loss continues to be a major problem within Southeast Asia and as a result, many species are becoming threatened or extinct. The present study provides the first detailed and comprehensive ecological data on the Siberut macaque (Macaca siberu), a primate species living exclusively on the island of Siberut off the west coast of Sumatra. Our results show that M. siberu is ecologically similar to its closest relative M. nemestrina occurring on the mainland, both species being semi-terrestrial, mainly frugivorous (75-76%), exhibit a large daily travel distance for their group size and spend more time on traveling than any other macaque species. The habitat of Siberut macaques was floristically very diverse (Simpson’s index D=0.97), although somewhat impoverished in tree species richness, and had a lower tree basal area and a lower rattan density compared to other forests in Malesia (both rattan and palm tree fruit being an important food resource for Macaca siberu due to their long fruiting periods). These factors may lead to a lower diversity and abundance of fruit resources, and coupled with a high degree of frugivory of Siberut macaques, may explain the large amount of traveling observed in this species. The large home range requirements and strong dependence on fruit are important factors that need to be considered when developing conservation measures for this IUCN-listed (Category Vulnerable) species.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1186/2193-1801-2-137) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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Ecology of an endemic primate species (Macaca siberu) on Siberut Island, Indonesia

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“…Primates, especially gibbons, macaques and many species of New World monkeys, are recognized as important dispersers of seeds of a large variety of trees and lianas throughout the humid tropics (Albert, Hambuckers, et al., ; Brockelman, Nathalang, & Maxwell, ; Bufalo et al., ; Chapman & Russo, ; Corlett, ; Gomez & Verdu, ; McConkey, ). They can generate distinct spatial patterns of seedlings and saplings that may last into the adult stage (Russo & Augspurger, ; Russo, Portnoy, & Augspurger, ; Stoner, Vulinec, Wright, & Peres, 2007).…”

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Spatial patterns of local species richness reveal importance of frugivores for tropical forest diversity

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Seed dispersal by frugivores, particularly primates, plays an important role in structuring and maintaining tree diversity in tropical forests. However, little is known about the effect of frugivores on the diversity of saplings and large trees. We used detailed census data from the fully mapped 30‐ha Mo Singto forest dynamics plot in Thailand together with spatial point pattern analysis to find out if the local species richness of small (dbh <10 cm) and large (dbh ≥10 cm) trees in the neighbourhood of large trees of 52 focal species was larger or smaller than expected by an appropriate null model. We then used binary data (+ or 0) on the seed dispersal network at the Mo Singto plot to test the hypothesis that the major primate frugivores, rather than other arboreal frugivores, generated patterns of locally increased species richness around their preferred diet species (i.e. accumulator effects). More than half of the focal species showed accumulator effects with respect to species richness of small trees (<10 cm in diameter), but accumulator effects with respect to large trees were weak and not consistent with those of small trees. Primate‐dispersed focal species (but not hornbill‐ or other smaller bird‐dispersed species) showed significantly larger positive effect sizes than the remaining focal species. Synthesis. Our analysis suggests that primates—as major drivers of contagious seed dispersal—generate species‐rich seed rain around their preferred food‐tree species, which results in significantly larger local species richness of saplings. This is likely a consequence of heterospecific seed rain that reduces negative density dependence, and the presence of the accumulator pattern which persists at least until the large‐size stage. Hence, extirpation of primates may result in significant changes in the diversity and spatial structure of tropical forests.

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“…While most seeds are dropped at short distances from the parent plant, longer distances have been recorded (e.g., 130 m for a Mangifera indica seed by Macaca leonina; Albert et al, 2013). The dexterity of cercopithecines and their frequently terrestrial life-styles, leaving their hands free to hold fruits, means they can access seeds in large, hard-husked fruits that are unavailable to smaller, or primarily arboreal, primates (Balcomb and Chapman, 2003).…”

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The value of disturbance-tolerant cercopithecine monkeys as seed dispersers in degraded habitats

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a b s t r a c tHabitat disturbance has caused a global decline in populations of frugivores, with critical consequences for seed dispersal. Large-seeded plants are especially threatened as they depend on a restricted number of large-bodied dispersers that are vulnerable to extinction and cannot maintain populations in most disturbed habitats. Cercopithecine monkeys are potentially key seed dispersers in disturbed habitats, because of the robustness of some species to disturbance and their ability to disperse large seeds. However, the potential ecological roles of the more disturbance-tolerant species are rarely discussed. This review evaluates the seed dispersal role of cercopithecines in disturbed habitats by investigating their ability to tolerate habitat disturbance, their seed dispersal abilities, and the threats to species survival. Cercopithecines are characterised by ecological flexibility; most species adjust their diet, group size, home range size and, often, feeding methods according to resource availability and habitat structure. Consequently, 79% of species are tolerant of varying degrees of habitat disturbance. Cercopithecines are often inconsistent seed dispersers, but they have the capacity to disperse many seeds, large seeds and to disperse them across large distances. They may be among the most important frugivores in altered environments in Asia and Africa. However, many disturbance-tolerant cercopithecine species are targeted by local people as pests, which poses a major threat to their conservation. In conclusion, the management of all disturbance-tolerant cercopithecine species should be re-evaluated given their importance in the regeneration of degraded Asian and African habitats.

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Frugivory and Seed Dispersal by Northern Pigtailed Macaques (Macaca leonina), in Thailand

Cited by 51 publications

References 45 publications

Ecology of an endemic primate species (Macaca siberu) on Siberut Island, Indonesia

Ecology of an endemic primate species (Macaca siberu) on Siberut Island, Indonesia

Spatial patterns of local species richness reveal importance of frugivores for tropical forest diversity

The value of disturbance-tolerant cercopithecine monkeys as seed dispersers in degraded habitats

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