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Human modification of ecosystems is threatening biodiversity on a global scale. For example, it is estimated that, during the 1990s, 16 million ha of forest were lost globally each and every year, of which 15.2 million ha were tropical forest.
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This study was funded by the Mgahinga Bwindi Impenetrable Forest Conservation Trust (MBIFCT), Compton Foundation, the Wildlife Conservation Society, Leakey Foundation, NSERC (Canada), Canada Research Chair program, and the National Science Foundation (grant number SBR-9617664, SBR-990899). The first Mgahinga component was co-coordinated by Institute of Tropical Forest Conservation (ITFC) that also provided the field equipment and facilities. We are very thankful to the Mgahinga rangers particularly E. Sahane, M. Shwekyerera, E. Bizimana, B. Byamugisha, G. Baziyaka and E. Mugisha, park authorities under the leadership of Mr. Ignatius Achoka and Chris Oryem, and William Olupot for his help with all stages of this research. Lauren Chapman, Nancy-Lou Conklin, and Karyn Rode provided helpful comments on the manuscript.
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Twinomugisha, D., Wasserman, M.D., Chapman, C.A. (2014). Deriving Conservation Status for a High Altitude Population: Golden Monkeys of Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, Uganda. In: Grow, N., Gursky-Doyen, S., Krzton, A. (eds) High Altitude Primates. Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-8175-1_13
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