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    • Occupancy winners in tropical protected forests: a pantropical analysis 

      Pascual, Asunción Semper; Bischof, Richard; Milleret, Cyril; Beaudrot, Lydia; Vallejo-Vargas, Andrea F.; Ahumada, Jorge A.; Akampurira, Emmanuel; Bitariho, Robert; Espinosa, Santiago; Jansen, Patrick A.; Kiebou-Opepa, Cisquet; Lima, Marcela Guimarães Moreira; Martin, Emanuel H.; Mugerwa, Badru; Rovero, Francesco; Salvador, Julia; Santos, Fernanda; Uzabaho, Eustrate; Sheil, Douglas (2022)
      The structure of forest mammal communities appears surprisingly consistent across the continental tropics, presumably due to convergent evolution in similar environments. Whether such consistency extends to mammal occupancy, ...
    • Occurrence dynamics of mammals in protected tropical forests respond to human presence and activities 

      Pascual, Asunción Semper; Sheil, Douglas; Beaudrot, Lydia; Dupont, Pierre; Dey, Soumen; Ahumada, Jorge; Akampurira, Emmanuel; Bitariho, Robert; Espinosa, Santiago; Jansen, Patrick A.; Lima, Marcela Guimarães Moreira; Martin, Emanuel H.; Mugerwa, Badru; Rovero, Francesco; Santos, Fernanda; Uzabaho, Eustrate; Bischof, Richard (nature ecology & evolution, 2023-06-26)
      Protected areas (PAs) play a vital role in wildlife conservation. Nonetheless there is concern and uncertainty regarding how and at what spatial scales anthropogenic stressors influence the occurrence dynamics of wildlife ...
    • On the scaling of activity in tropical forest mammals 

      Cid, Bruno; Carbone, Chris; Fernandez, Fernando A. S.; Jansen, Patrick A.; Rowcliffe, J. Marcus; O’Brien, Timothy; Akampurira, Emmanuel; Bitariho, Robert; Espinosa, Santiago; Gajapersad, Krishna; Santos, Thiago M. R.; Gonçalves, André L. S.; Kinnaird, Margaret F.; Lima, Marcela G. M.; Martin, Emanuel; Mugerwa, Badru; Rovero, Francesco; Salvador, Julia; Santos, Fernanda; Spironello, Wilson R.; Wijntuin, Soraya; Santos, Luiz Gustavo R. Oliveira (Oikos, 2020)
      Activity range - the amount of time spent active per day - is a fundamental aspect contributing to the optimization process by which animals achieve energetic balance. Based on their size and the nature of their diet, ...
    • On the scaling of activity in tropical forest mammals 

      Cid, Bruno; Carbone, Chris; Fernandez, Fernando A. S.; Jansen, Patrick A.; Rowcliffe, J. Marcus; O’Brien, Timothy; Akampurira, Emmanuel; Bitariho, Robert; Espinosa, Santiago; Gajapersad, Krishna (www.oikosjournal.org, 2020-05)
      Activity range – the amount of time spent active per day – is a fundamental aspect contributing to the optimization process by which animals achieve energetic balance. Based on their size and the nature of ...
    • Pan-tropical prediction of forest structure from the largest trees 

      Basin, Jean-François; Rutishauser, Ervan; Kellner, James R.; Saatchi, Sassan; Pélissier, Raphael; Hérault, Bruno; Slik, Ferry; Bogaert, Jan; De Cannière, Charles; Marshall, Andrew R. (Global Ecology and Biogeography, 2018-11-05)
      Large tropical trees form the interface between ground and airborne observations,offering a unique opportunity to capture forest properties remotely and to investigate their variations on broad scales. However, ...
    • Pangolins in global camera trap data: Implications for ecological monitoring 

      Khwaja, Hannah; Buchan, Claire; Wearn, Oliver R.; Bahaa-el-din, Laila; Bantlin, Drew; Bernard, Henry; Bitariho, Robert; Bohmi, Torsten; Borah, Jimmy; Brodie, Jedediah (journal homepage:http://www.elsevier.com/locate/gecco, 2019)
      Despite being heavily exploited, pangolins (Pholidota: Manidae) have been subject to limited research, resulting in a lack of reliable population estimates and standardized survey methods for the eight extant species. ...
    • Pan‐tropical prediction of forest structure from the largest trees 

      Bastin, Jean‐François; Rutishauser, Ervan; Kellner, James R.; Saatchi, Sassan; Pélissier, Raphael; Hérault, Bruno; Slik, Ferry; Bogaert, Jan; Cannière, Charles De; Marshall, Andrew R.; Poulsen, John; Loyayza, Patricia Alvarez; Andrade, Ana; Basia, Albert Angbonga; Bitariho, Robert (Global Ecology and Biogeography, 2018)
      Aim: Large tropical trees form the interface between ground and airborne observations, offering a unique opportunity to capture forest properties remotely and to investigate their variations on broad scales. However, despite ...
    • The Parasites of the Gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park^ Uganda 

      Rothman, Jessica M.; Bowman, Dwight D.; Zikusoka, Gladys Kalema; Nkurunungi, John Bosco (In Primates of Western Uganda, 2006)
      Detecting disease threats to endangered species and their ecosystems plays a crucial role in the survival of a population (McCallum & Dobson, 1995). As human pressure increases around and within habitats that contain ...
    • The politics of mourning in conservation conflicts: The (un) grievability of life and less-than-human geographies 

      Akampurira, Emmanuel; Marijnen, Esther (Political Geography, 2024)
      Accounts of conservation conflicts often reveal that people living around protected areas feel like their lives are less valued than animals’ lives —they are confined to ‘less-than-human geographies’. Recent literature on ...
    • Population structure of montane bamboo and causes of its decline in Echuya Central Forest Reserve, South West Uganda 

      Bitariho, Robert; McNeilage, Alastair (African Journal of Ecology, 2007)
      Montane bamboo is of immense importance to the people living adjacent to Echuya Forest Reserve. It is used for building poles, bean-staking and basket weaving. The bamboo in Uganda occurs mostly in protected areas. Over ...
    • A preliminary assessment of large mammal and bird use of different habitats in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 

      Olupot, William; Sheil, Douglas (African Journal of Ecology, 2011)
      Understanding species distributions, habitat requirements, and population trends is helpful for implementing effective conservation. But expense often prevents such evaluations. Here, we present a preliminary assessment ...
    • A Preliminary Study of the Temporal and Spatial Biomass Patterns of Herbaceous Vegetation Consumed by Mountain Gorillas in an Afromontane Rain Forest 

      Ganas, Jessica; Nkurunungi, John Bosco; Robbins, Martha M. (Biotropica, 2009)
      Although many animal species consume herbaceous vegetation found in African tropical forests, little is known of the temporal and spatial availability of these plants. From September 2004 to August 2005 we conducted a study ...
    • Seasonality in the equatorial tropics: Flower, fruit, and leaf phenology of montane trees in the highlands of Southwest Uganda 

      Ssali, Fredrick; Sheil, Douglas (Biotropica, 2023)
      Phenology influences many forest functions and can inform forest conservation and management, yet representative phenological data for most common tropical forest tree species remain sparse or absent. Between June 2011 and ...
    • Sex ratios, damage and distribution of Myrianthus holstii Engl.: a dioecious afromontane forest tree 

      Kissa, David Ocama; Ssali, Fredrick; Sheil, Douglas (Journal of Tropical Ecology, 2023)
      Male and female dioecious tropical trees are subjected to distinct demands that may influence their ecology. An example is Myrianthus holstii Engl. that produces persistent fruit eaten by elephants and other large mammals ...
    • Smallholder Knowledge of Local Climate Conditions Predicts Positive On-Farm Outcomes 

      Salerno, Jonathan; Bailey, Karen; Diem, Jeremy; Konecky, Bronwen; Bridges, Ryan; Namusisi, Shamilah; Bitariho, Robert; Palace, Michael; Hartter, Joel (Weather, Climate, and Society, 2022)
      People’s observations of climate change and its impacts, mediated by cultures and capacities, shape adaptive responses. Adaptation is critical in regions of rain fed smallholder agriculture where changing rainfall patterns ...
    • The status of anthropogenic threat at the people-park interface of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda 

      Olupot, William; Barigyira, Robert; Chapman, Colin A. (Environmental Conservation, 2009)
      Effective management of anthropogenic threats is key to sustaining biological diversity in protected areas. Types and distribution of threats to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda were investigated to assess the ...
    • A Survey of Burnt Areas in Bwindi Impenetrable and Mgahinga Gorilla National Parks, S. W. Uganda 

      Kasangaki, Aventino; Babaasa, Dennis; Bitariho, Robert; Mugiri, Ghad (2001)
      Fire has been one of the main management challenges and is considered one of the major long term threats to forest biodiversity in Bwindi Impenetrable and Mgahinga Gorilla National Parks. In June, July and August 2000 fire ...
    • Taking the pulse of Earth’s tropical forests using networks of highly distributed plots 

      Bitariho, Robert; Blundo, Cecilia; Carilla, Julieta; Grau, Ricardo; Malizia, Agustina; Malizia, Lucio; Acosta, Oriana Osinaga; Bird, Michael; Bradford, Matt (Biological Conservation, 2020)
      Tropical forests are the most diverse and productive ecosystems on Earth. While better understanding of these forests is critical for our collective future, until quite recently efforts to measure and monitor them have ...
    • Tangible benefits or token gestures: does Bwindi impenetrable National Park’s long established multiple use programme benefit the poor? 

      Bitariho, Robert; Sheil, Douglas; Eilu, Gerald (Forests, Trees and Livelihoods, 2016)
      Trade and use of Non-timber forest products (NTFPs) has often been suggested as a means through which forest dependent people can improve their livelihoods to overcome poverty. Many projects have indeed promoted trade and ...
    • Tropical field stations yield high conservation return on investment 

      Eppley, Timothy M.; Reuter, Kim E.; Sefczek, Timothy M.; Tinsman, Jen; Santini, Luca; Hoeks, Selwyn; Bitariho, Robert; Andriantsaralaza, Seheno; Shanee, Sam; DiFiore, Anthony (Conservation Letters, 2024)
      Conservation funding is currently limited; cost-effective conservation solutions are essential. We suggest that the thousands of field stations worldwide can play key roles at the frontline of biodiversity conservation and ...