The future of sub-Saharan Africa's biodiversity in the face of climate and societal change

CA Chapman, K Abernathy, LJ Chapman… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Many of the world's most biodiverse regions are found in the poorest and second most
populous continent of Africa; a continent facing exceptional challenges. Africa is projected to …

Warming responses of leaf morphology are highly variable among tropical tree species

A Manishimwe, B Ntirugulirwa, E Zibera… - Forests, 2022 - mdpi.com
Leaf morphological traits vary along climate gradients, but it is currently unclear to what
extent this results from acclimation rather than adaptation. Knowing so is important for …

30 years brings changes to the arthropod community of Kibale National Park, Uganda

EA Opito, T Alanko, U Kalbitzer, M Nummelin… - Biotropica, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
World‐wide declines in arthropod abundance and diversity are a major concern, particularly
given their importance in ecosystem functioning. Yet, data documenting long‐term trends …

Climate, Temporal Abundance of Key Food Sources and Home Ranges of Crested Macaques (Macaca nigra) in Sulawesi, Indonesia: A Longitudinal Phenological …

M Joly, M Tamengge, JB Pfeiffer, M Price, M Agil… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Climate change is associated with more frequent extreme weather conditions and an overall
increase in temperature around the globe. Its impact on individual ecosystems is not yet well …

Impacts of COVID-19 on biodiversity conservation and community networks at Kibale National Park, Uganda

D Sarkar, JF Gogarten, X Liang, C Andris… - The Professional …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Conservation, like all aspects of society, was severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Although there have been projections and speculations about impacts on conservation …

Fruit‐feeding butterflies depend on adult food for reproduction: Evidence from longitudinal body mass and abundance data

F Molleman, J Granados‐Tello, CA Chapman… - Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The degree to which variation in adult food availability affects the population dynamics of a
species depends on its position on the capital‐income breeding continuum. The long‐lived …

Movement Patterns and Population Dynamics of Giant Forest Hog Groups in Kibale National Park, Uganda

R Reyna-Hurtado, CA Chapman, M Melletti… - Movement Ecology of …, 2023 - Springer
African wild suids living in forests have been poorly studied, and some species such as the
giant forest hog (Hylochoerus meinertzhageni)–one of the largest species of wild pigs in the …

Primate population dynamics in Ngogo, Kibale National Park, Uganda, over nearly five decades

CA Chapman, S Angedakin, TM Butynski, JF Gogarten… - Primates, 2023 - Springer
Many anthropogenic-driven changes, such as hunting, have clear and immediate negative
impacts on wild primate populations, but others, like climate change, may take generations …

The movement of pathogen carrying flies at the human–wildlife interface

M Jahan, S Calvignac-Spencer, CA Chapman… - EcoHealth, 2022 - Springer
Flies form high-density associations with human settlements and groups of nonhuman
primates and are implicated in transmitting pathogens. We investigate the movement of …

Recovery patterns in community composition of fruit‐feeding butterflies following 26 years of active forest restoration

E Korkiatupa, GM Malinga, R Nakadai… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Restoration of forests is now considered an essential tool to combat climate change and the
global biodiversity decline. However, our understanding of how animal communities recover …