Eastern Chimpanzee’s habitat fragmentation in Nyungwe National Park (NNP), Rwanda

Dominique Mvunabandi; I.C. van Duren; Tiejun Wang

Eastern Chimpanzee’s habitat fragmentation in Nyungwe National Park (NNP), Rwanda

Dominique Mvunabandi, I.C. van Duren, Tiejun Wang

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Habitat fragmentation, arising from anthropogenic activities, is one of the main threats to biological diversity. Chimpanzees are rare and endangered, and with a low fecundity they are much affected by it. This study assessed chimpanzee habitat fragmentation around Cyamudongo forest, Rwanda, in the light of potential habitat restoration to reconnect the isolated forest patch with the contiguous forest of Nyungwe. Landsat satellite imagery and aerial photographs were used to quantify land cover changes and analyse fragmentation patterns between 1989, 2005 and 2013. Based on spatial chimpanzee habitat suitability criteria followed by least cost path analysis, different scenarios for reconnecting the forest patches were generated and compared.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of GeoTech Rwanda 2015
Subtitle of host publication	18-20 November 2015, Kigali, Rwanda
Place of Publication	Kigali
Publisher	University of Rwanda
Number of pages	16
Publication status	Published - 18 Nov 2015
Event	GeoTech Rwanda: International Conference on Geospatial Technologies for Sustainable Urban and Rural Development 2015 - Kigali, Rwanda Duration: 18 Nov 2015 → 20 Nov 2015

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Conference	GeoTech Rwanda: International Conference on Geospatial Technologies for Sustainable Urban and Rural Development 2015
Country/Territory	Rwanda
City	Kigali
Period	18/11/15 → 20/11/15

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Mvunabandi, D, van Duren, IC & Wang, T 2015, Eastern Chimpanzee’s habitat fragmentation in Nyungwe National Park (NNP), Rwanda. in Proceedings of GeoTech Rwanda 2015: 18-20 November 2015, Kigali, Rwanda. University of Rwanda, Kigali, GeoTech Rwanda: International Conference on Geospatial Technologies for Sustainable Urban and Rural Development 2015, Kigali, Rwanda, 18/11/15.

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