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Primary source for the following Site Data is McGrew et. al. (1996), Great Ape Societies (Cambridge University Press), Appendix.
Name: | Kahuzi-Biega |
Location: | D. R. Congo [ex-Zaire], Province de Kivu; 2° S, 28° E |
Status: | National Park |
Area: | 6,000km2 |
Altitude: | 600-3308m |
Temp: | --- °C |
Rainfall: | 1800mm, range 1500-1900mm |
Vegetation: | Primary forest, secondary forest, swamp forest, bamboo, subalpine. A species list is available at http://www.primate.wisc.edu/pin/tro1.html |
Human influence: |
hunting, cattle encroachment, slash and burn horticulture,
no provisioning
Disturbance ratings -- 2,3,2,2,1 |
Closest village: | 30km |
Species studied: | P. t. schweinfurthii, G. g. graueri |
Population density: | --- individuals per km2 |
Fauna: | Perodicticus potto, Galago demidovii, G. crassicaudatus, Papio anubis, Colobus angolensis, C. badius, Cercopithecus ascanius, C. wolfi, C. l'hoesti, C. hamlyni, C. mitis, Cercocebus albigena, Panthera pardus |
Study period: | 1978-79, 1987-present |
Habituation: | Lowland poor, highland fair or excellent for gorillas, fair for chimpanzees |
Research presence: | Permanent |
Conservation: | Ecotourism, education for local people |
Current research: | Feeding ecology (gorillas and chimpanzees), behavioral ecology and social organization (gorillas) |
Methods: | Group tracking, focal-subject sampling, indirect evidence |
Contact person: | Juichi Yamagiwa, Kyoto University Primate Research Institute, Inuyama, Japan 484 |
Habitat photos | --- |
Maps | --- |
Aerial photos | --- |
Bibliography | References for data found in this site, and other sources relating to Kahuzi-Biega |
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Miscellaneous | Related links |