Land-use change pushes biodiversity into human-modified landscapes, where native ecosystems are surrounded by anthropic land covers (ALCs). Yet, the ability of species to use these emerging covers remains poorly understood. We quantified the use of ALCs by primates worldwide, and analyzed species’ attributes that predict such use. Most species use secondary forests and tree plantations, while only few use human settlements. ALCs are used for foraging by at least 86 species with an important conservation outcome: those that tolerate heavily modified ALCs are 26% more likely to have stable or increasing populations than the global average for all primates. There is no phylogenetic signal in ALCs use. Compared to all primates on Earth, species using ALCs are less often threatened with extinction, but more often diurnal, medium or large-bodied, not strictly arboreal, and habitat generalists. These findings provide valuable quantitative information for improving management practices for primate conservation worldwide.
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Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Posgrad Ciencias Biol, Mexico City, Mexico
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Ctr Reg Invest Multidisciplinarias, Cuernavaca 62210, Morelos, MexicoUniv Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Posgrad Ciencias Biol, Mexico City, Mexico
Vargas-Cardenas, Fredy
Navarro-Siguenza, Adolfo G.
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Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Fac Ciencias, Museo Zool, Mexico City 04510, MexicoUniv Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Posgrad Ciencias Biol, Mexico City, Mexico
Navarro-Siguenza, Adolfo G.
Ceccon, Eliane
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Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Ctr Reg Invest Multidisciplinarias, Cuernavaca 62210, Morelos, MexicoUniv Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Posgrad Ciencias Biol, Mexico City, Mexico
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Univ Pretoria, Conservat Ecol Res Unit, Dept Zool & Entomol, ZA-0028 Pretoria, South AfricaUniv Pretoria, Conservat Ecol Res Unit, Dept Zool & Entomol, ZA-0028 Pretoria, South Africa
Trimble, Morgan J.
van Aarde, Rudi J.
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