Nouabale-Ndoki NP, R. P. Congo

Brief History

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Primary source for the following Site Data is McGrew et. al. (1996), Great Ape Societies (Cambridge University Press), Appendix.

SITE DATA

Name: Nouabale-Ndoki NP
Location: R. P. Congo [Brazzaville], Region de la Sangha, 2° 10' - 3° 00' N 16° 11' - 17° 00' E
Status: National Park
Area: 4000km2
Altitude: 300-400m ?
Temp: DEGREES°C
Rainfall: 1430-1650mm (1991-92)
Vegetation: Seasonal rain forest, semi-deciduous forest, evergreen forest, swamp forest, and swamp clearing. A species list is available at http://www.primate.wisc.edu/pin/tro1.html
Human
influence: 		None since 1940
Disturbance ratings -- 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Closest
village: 		20km
Species
studied: 		P. t. troglodytes, G. g. gorilla
Population
density: 		--- individuals per km2
Fauna: Perodicticus potto, Galago elegans, Colobus guereza, C. badius, Cercopithecus pogonias, C. nictitans, C. neglectus, C. cephus, Allenopithecus nigroviridis, Cercocebus albigena, Panthera pardus
Study
period: 		1989-92, 1994-present [1996]
Habituation: Good for chimpanzees, none for gorillas
Research
presence: 		Seasonal
Conservation: Congolaise students' training, distribution of conservation posters
Current
research: 		Feeding ecology of gorillas and chimpanzees, tool-use of chimpanzees
Methods: Ad lib sampling, indirect evidence, fix point observation, etc.
Contact
person: 		S. Kuroda, School of Human Cultures, University of Siga Prefecture, Hikone, Japan 522
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Bibliography References relating to Ndoki
  • Blake, S. & Fay, J. M. (1997). Seed production by Gilbertiodendron dewevrei in the Nouabale-Ndoki National Park, Congo, and its implications for large mammals. J. Trop. Ecol. 13: 885-891.
  • Kuroda, S., Suzuki, S. & Nishihara, T. (1996). Preliminary report on predatory behavior and meat sharing in tschego chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes troglodytes) in the Ndoki Forest, northern Congo. Primates. 37: 253-259.
  • Mitani, M. (1990). A note on the present situation of the primate fauna found from south-eastern Cameroon to northern Congo. Primates. 31: 625-634.
  • Moutsambote, J.-M., Yumoto, T., Mitani, M., Nishihara, T., Suzuki, S. & Kuroda, S. (1994). Vegetation and list of plant species identified in the Nouabalé-Ndoki Forest, Congo. Tropics. 3: 277-295.
  • Nishihara, T. (1995). Feeding ecology of western lowland gorillas in the Nouabale-Ndoki National Park, Congo. Primates. 36: 151-168.
  • Suzuki, S., Kuroda, S. & Nishihara, T. (1995). Tool-set for termite fishing by chimpanzees in the Ndoki Forest, Congo. Behaviour. 132: 219-235.
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