Appendix A. A table listing species of vertebrates observed eating the fruits of the study tree species based on data collected during tree watches. See Notes at end of table for details.
Tree species |
Hours observed |
AGP |
APH |
BCH |
BPE |
CHP |
CVT |
CRG |
GALA |
GCM |
MM |
PPH |
RFP |
STR |
SQR |
WTH |
WNG |
YBA |
|
Cleistopholis glauca |
222 |
no. observations |
1 |
1 |
92 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
21 |
91 |
2 |
11 |
0 |
54 |
22 |
0 |
(BIRD) |
percentage removal |
<1 |
<1 |
34 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
37.2 |
<1 |
<1 |
0 |
19.2 |
4.9 |
0 |
|
Maesopsis eminii |
338 |
no. observations |
0 |
51 |
213 |
68 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
49 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
671 |
30 |
0 |
(BIRD) |
percentage removal |
0 |
2.1 |
14.2 |
8.3 |
0 |
0 |
<1 |
<1 |
0 |
<1 |
3.2 |
0 |
<1 |
0 |
68.1 |
3 |
0 |
|
Staudtia kamerunensis |
182 |
no. observations |
0 |
4 |
69 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
68 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
117 |
4 |
4 |
(BIRD) |
percentage removal |
0 |
0 |
20.3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
<1 |
<1 |
23.3 |
0 |
<1 |
0 |
54.3 |
<1 |
<1 |
|
Uapaca paludosa |
202 |
no. observations |
0 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
23 |
4 |
33 |
59 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
118 |
0 |
(MON) |
percentage removal |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2.6 |
0 |
0 |
6.5 |
<1 |
12.5 |
25.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
<1 |
0 |
52.4 |
0 |
|
Garcinia smeathmannii |
130 |
no. observations |
0 |
0 |
26 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
23 |
0 |
41 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
(MON) |
percentage removal |
0 |
0 |
19.4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
15.7 |
0 |
52.1 |
12.8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Gambeya boukokoensis |
128 |
no. observations |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
24 |
0 |
15 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
48 |
0 |
55 |
0 |
Notes: A minimum of 20 five-hour watches, one 24-hour watch, and five night watches were conducted for each tree species. We recorded the duration of the visit, number of fruits eaten, and direction and distance moved at departure for each observation. Birds accounted for 92.6, 96.3, and 99.9% of the visits by frugivores to C. glauca, M. eminii, and S. kamerunensis, respectively. Likewise, primate visits accounted for 90.7, 94.7, and 100% of frugivore visits to U. paludosa, G. boukokoensis, and G. smeathmannii.Percent removal is the percent of the total number of fruits consumed during all watches of a tree species eaten by a particular animal species. AGP = African grey parrot, APH = African pied hornbill, BCH = Black-casqued hornbill, BPE = Blue plaintain-eater, CHP = Chimpanzee, CRG = Crowned guenon, CVT = Civit, GAL = Galago, GCM = Grey-cheeked mangabey, MM = Mustached monkey, PPH = Piping hornbill, RFP = Red-fronted parrot, SQR = Squirrel, STR = Starling, WNG = White-nosed guenon, WTH = White-thighed hornbill, YBA = Yellow-billed barbet.