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A Survey of Ranging Patterns and Micro-Habitat Preference of Saguinus midas in Berg en Dal, Suriname

Cherundolo, Gina Marie
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1532822007519731

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2018, MA, Kent State University, College of Arts and Sciences / Department of Anthropology.
Habitat fragmentation and secondary growth forests are becoming increasingly common around the world, and as a result, many animal species are being forced to adapt to these changes. In the Guiana Shield region of interior Suriname, I observed the ranging patterns and micro-habitat preference of several groups of Saguinus midas (golden-handed tamarin), one of the least-studied tamarin species, with the intention of assessing the similarity in habitat preference to another Saguinus species, S. bicolor. I hypothesized that S. midas and S. bicolor would have similar micro-habitat preferences, and that S. midas would prefer areas of the forest with small tree size, low basal area, and high liana density. I conducted a survey of selected trees along a trail system in Bergendal, Suriname, to determine local habitat characteristics. I also conducted a home range survey to determine the number of groups and the size of each group in the study area. I found that there were four distinct groups of S. midas in the area, and they preferred the micro-habitats as predicted. This suggests that like S. bicolor, S. midas does not utilize forest resources randomly. The study of micro-habitat preference and forest structure preference can be used for further research in primate conservation, and S. midas’ role as a pioneer species make it an ideal research candidate.
Marilyn Norconk, PhD (Advisor)
Mary Ann Raghanti, PhD (Committee Member)
Richard Meindl, PhD (Committee Member)
50 p.
Animals; Biology; Ecology
Saguinus midas; Saguinus; tamarin; Suriname; group size; DBH; basal area; habitat use; microhabitat use

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  • Cherundolo, G. M. (2018). A Survey of Ranging Patterns and Micro-Habitat Preference of Saguinus midas in Berg en Dal, Suriname [Master's thesis, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1532822007519731

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Cherundolo, Gina. A Survey of Ranging Patterns and Micro-Habitat Preference of Saguinus midas in Berg en Dal, Suriname. 2018. Kent State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1532822007519731.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Cherundolo, Gina. "A Survey of Ranging Patterns and Micro-Habitat Preference of Saguinus midas in Berg en Dal, Suriname." Master's thesis, Kent State University, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1532822007519731

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