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27 June 2016 Evaluating landscape Suitability for golden-headed lion tamarins (Leontopithecus Chrysomelas) and Wied's black tufted-ear marmosets (Callithrix Kuhlii) in the Bahian Atlantic Forest
Cylita Guy, Camila R. Cassano, Leticia Cazarre, Kristel M. Vleeschouwer De, Maria Cecília Martins Kierulff, Leonardo G. Neves, Leonardo C. Oliveira, Bruno Marchena R. Tardio, Sara L. Zeigler, Becky E. Raboy
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Abstract

In southern Bahia, Brazil, rapid deforestation of the Atlantic Forest threatens a variety of endemic wildlife, including the Endangered golden-headed lion tamarin (GHLT; Leontopithecus chrysomelas) and the Near Threatened Wied's black-tufted-ear marmoset (Wied's marmoset; Callithrix kuhlii). Identifying high quality areas in the landscape is critical for mounting efficient conservation programs for these primates. We constructed ecological niche models (ENMs) for GHLTs and Wied's marmosets using the presence-only algorithm Maxent to (1) locate suitable areas for each species, (2) examine the overlap in these areas, and (3) determine the amount of suitable habitat in protected areas. Our models indicate that 36% (10, 659 km2) of the study area is suitable for GHLTs and 53% (15, 642 km2) for Wied's marmosets. Suitable areas were strongly defined by presence of neighboring forest cover for both species, as well as annual temperature range for GHLTs and distance from urban areas for Wied's marmosets. Thirty-three percent of the landscape (9,809 km2) is overlapping suitable habitat. Given that the focal species form mixed-species groups, these areas of shared suitability may be key locations for preserving this important behavioral interaction. Protected areas contained 6% (651 km2) of all suitable habitat for GHLTs and 4% (682 km2) for Wied's marmosets. All protected areas were suitable for the focal species, excepting Serra do Conduru, which had low suitability for GHLTs. Our results highlight that suitable habitat for GHLTs and Wied's marmosets is limited and largely unprotected. Conservation action to protect additional suitable areas will be critical for their persistence.

© 2016 Cylita Guy, Camila R. Cassano, Leticia Cazarre, Kristel M. De Vleeschouwer, Maria Cecília Martins Kierulff, Leonardo G. Neves, Leonardo C. Oliveira, Bruno Marchena R. Tardio, Sara L. Zeigler and Becky E. Raboy This is an open access paper. We use the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. The license permits any user to download, print out, extract, archive, and distribute the article, so long as appropriate credit is given to the authors and source of the work. The license ensures that the published article will be as widely available as possible and that your article can be included in any scientific archive. Open Access authors retain the copyrights of their papers. Open access is a property of individual works, not necessarily journals or publishers.
Cylita Guy, Camila R. Cassano, Leticia Cazarre, Kristel M. Vleeschouwer De, Maria Cecília Martins Kierulff, Leonardo G. Neves, Leonardo C. Oliveira, Bruno Marchena R. Tardio, Sara L. Zeigler, and Becky E. Raboy "Evaluating landscape Suitability for golden-headed lion tamarins (Leontopithecus Chrysomelas) and Wied's black tufted-ear marmosets (Callithrix Kuhlii) in the Bahian Atlantic Forest," Tropical Conservation Science 9(2), 735-757, (27 June 2016). https://doi.org/10.1177/194008291600900211
Received: 11 March 2016; Accepted: 1 May 2016; Published: 27 June 2016
KEYWORDS
Atlantic forest
ecological niche modeling
habitat suitability
Primate conservation
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