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dc.contributor.authorMcNeilage, Alastair
dc.contributor.authorRobbins, Martha M.
dc.contributor.authorGray, Maryke
dc.contributor.authorOlupot, William
dc.contributor.authorBabaasa, Dennis
dc.contributor.authorBitariho, Robert
dc.contributor.authorKasangaki, Aventino
dc.contributor.authorRainer, Helga
dc.contributor.authorAsuma, Steven
dc.contributor.authorMugiri, Ghad
dc.contributor.authorBaker, Julia
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-04T12:53:52Z
dc.date.available2021-05-04T12:53:52Z
dc.date.issued2006-10-04
dc.identifier.citationMcNeilage, A., Robbins, M. M., Gray, M., Olupot, W., Babaasa, D., Bitariho, R., ... & Baker, J. (2006). Census of the mountain gorilla Gorilla beringei beringei population in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda. Oryx, 40(4), 419-427.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir.must.ac.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/764
dc.descriptionFact finding study on Gorillasen_US
dc.description.abstractAbstract Mountain gorillas Gorilla beringei beringei are Critically Endangered, with just two small populations: in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in south-western Uganda and the nearby Virunga Volcanoes on the borders with Rwanda and Uganda. A survey of the Bwindi population was carried out in 2002 and results were compared with the previous census in 1997. Our estimate of total population size increased over that period byc.7%to 320 individuals and the structure and distribution of the population were largely unchanged. Signs of human disturbance were more common in 2002 than 1997, and gorillas tended to be found in areas of relative low disturbance. This suggested that disturbance could be a constraint on population growth and distribution but demographic stochasticity may also be responsible for the observed level of population change over a short time period. Other potential limiting factors, including habitat availability and disease, are discussed. While conservation activities in Bwindi have probably contributed to the stability of the population, strengthening of law enforcement and continued vigilance are needed to ensure the population’s long-term growth and survival.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipBwindi Impenetrable National Park, Ugandaen_US
dc.publisherOryxen_US
dc.subjectCensus of the mountain gorillaen_US
dc.subjectberingei populationen_US
dc.subjectBwindi Impenetrableen_US
dc.subjectNational Park,en_US
dc.titleCensus of the mountain gorilla Gorilla beringei beringei population in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US


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