A road for a promising future for China＇s primates： The potential for restoration

作     者：Colin A. Chapman 

作者机构：Department of Anthropology McGill University Montreal Quebec H3A 2T7 Canada Wildlife Conservation Society Bronx New York 10460 USA Section of Social Systems Evolution Primate Research Institute Kyoto University Inuyama 484-8506 Japan 

出 版 物：《Zoological Research》 (动物学研究（英文）)

年 卷 期：2018年第39卷第4期

页      面：244-248页

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学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 07[理学] 0713[理学-生态学] 

基　　金：Supported by the Canada Research Chairs Program the Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada Kyoto University 

主　　题：Conservation Forest restoration Regeneration Primate population dynamics 

摘      要：China is one of the most dynamic countries of the world and it shelters some amazing levels of biodiversity, including some very special primate species. However, primarily as a result of forest loss, most of which occurred in historical times, approximately 70% of China＇s primate species have less than 3 000 individuals. Here I evaluate one road for future conservation/development that could produce very positive gains for China＇s primates; namely forest restoration. I argue that for a large scale restoration project to be possible two conditions must be met; the right societal conditions must exist and the right knowledge must be in hand. This evaluation suggests that the restoration of native forest to support many of China＇s primates holds great potential to advance conservation goals and to promote primate population recovery.