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dc.contributor.authorAsienzo, Doreen
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-29T08:36:41Z
dc.date.available2021-03-29T08:36:41Z
dc.date.issued2020-12
dc.identifier.citationAsienzo, D. (2020). Documentation of plant species eaten by black and white colobus monkeys (Colobus guereza) in Kibale Forest National Park. Undergraduate dissertation. Makerere Universityen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12281/9881
dc.descriptionA dissertation submitted to the Department of Environmental Management in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of a Degree of Bachelors of Environmental Science, Makerere Universityen_US
dc.description.abstractDuring January 2020, observations were made on the plant foods, plant parts, activity budget and food habitats of black and white colobus monkeys in the Kibale Forest National Park (KFNP). The black and white colobus monkeys (BWCM) of the KFNP spent 20% of their daytime feeding and their diet comprised 26 plant species / items (including soil) of which 95% were trees. BWCM spent most of their feeding time on Celtis durandii and Prunus africana trees. Black and white colobus monkeys fed mostly on leaves (80%), favoring young leaves. The monkeys spent much of their time resting 43% as compared to activities such as travelling, feeding, socializing and other activities like self-grooming. Logged areas (48%) provided the majority of food for the black and white colobus monkeys and were also habitats with the highest human interference in the past. Past forest management plans did not consider black and white colobus food trees, most were considered timber species. We conclude that the long term survival of the black and white colobus monkeys of KFNP requires implementation of management plans based on conservation and re - afforestation of food trees.en_US
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dc.publisherMakerere Universityen_US
dc.subjectDocumentationen_US
dc.subjectPlant speciesen_US
dc.subjectBlack and white colobus monkeysen_US
dc.subjectColobus guerezaen_US
dc.subjectKibale Forest National Parken_US
dc.titleDocumentation of plant species eaten by black and white colobus monkeys (Colobus guereza) in Kibale Forest National Parken_US
dc.typeThesisen_US


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