The importance of orangutans in small fragments for maintaining metapopulation dynamics
M. Ancrenaz, F. Oram, N. Nardiyono, M. Silmi, M. E. M. Jopony, M. Voigt, D. J. I. Seaman, J. Sherman, I. Lackman, C. Traeholt, S. Wich, M. J. Struebig, T. Santika, E. Meijaard
This paper shows that orangutans can survive in small forest fragments within human-modified landscapes, maintaining metapopulation connectivity and gene flow, challenging the need for routine translocations.
bioRxiv · May 17, 2020 · PreprintEcology