Table 4 The density (trees per ha) of fruiting tree species in an old-growth section of forest in Kibale National Park, Uganda that was enumerated in 1978 and 2019 and the percentage of time three common frugivorous primates spent feeding on their fruit. The species listed are those that were the ten most eaten trees for any of these primates
From: A 40-year evaluation of drivers of African rainforest change
Family | Species | Density 1978 | Density 2019 | Redtail diet (%) | Blue diet (%) | Mangabey diet (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sapotaceae | Blighia unijugata | 0 | 1.41 | 3.93 | ||
Ulmacaea | Celtis africana | 4.94 | 12.00 | 8.2 | 2.37 | |
Ulmacaea | Celtis gomphophylla | 40.95 | 34.59 | 20.5 | 5.07 | 16.98 |
Ulmacaea | Chaetchme aristata | 5.65 | 10.59 | 1.4 | ||
Euphorbiaceae | Croton macrostachys | 0 | 0 | 5.84 | ||
Ebenaeae | Diospyros abyssinica | 78.36 | 63.54 | 5.4 | 3.29 | 8.5 |
Moraceae | Ficus samsobaroca | 1.41 | 0 | 5.79 | ||
Moraceae | Ficus sur | 0 | 0 | 0.16 | ||
Moraceae | Ficus congensis | 0 | 0 | 0.61 | ||
Moraceae | Ficus exasperata | 1.41 | 0.71 | 1.7 | 4.49 | 6.29 |
Oleaceae | Linociera johnsonii | 0 | 0 | |||
Euphorbiaceae | Macaranga schweinfurthii | 0 | 0 | 3.4 | ||
Sapotaceae | Mimusops bagshawei | 0 | 7.06 | 3.8 | 3.05 | |
Sapotaceae | Pancovia turbinata | 0.71 | 5.65 | 8.17 | ||
Rosaceae | Parinari excelsa | 0 | 2.82 | 2.13 | ||
Rutaceae | Vepris nobilis | 8.47 | 14.83 | 6.53 | ||
Annonaceae | Uvariopsis congensis | 33.18 | 40.24 | 6.53 | 5.11 |