| Monsoon Climate and Anthropogenic Influences Shape Primate Distributions Across the Southeastern Edge of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau | |
Li, Chen; Fang, Yi-hao; Ren, Guo-peng; Li, Yan-peng; Huang, Zhi-pang; Cui, Liang-wei; Youlatos, Dionisios7; Garber, Paul A.; Ni, Xi-jun; Zhu, Hua11 ; Luo, De-wen; Liu, Xin; Chu-yuan, Meng-ran; Tian, Ying-ping; Li, Ying-chun; Zeng, Xiang-le; Yan, Dong13; Li, Gen-hui; Xiao, Wen3,4; Wu, Rui-dong; Yang, Yin1,2,4
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| 2025 | |
| Source Publication | GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
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| ISSN | 1354-1013 |
| Volume | 31Issue:4Pages:- |
| Abstract | The southeastern edge of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (Yunnan, China) exhibits high biodiversity but stark differences in species richness between its western Longitudinal Range Gorge (LRG) and eastern Yunnan Plateau (YP). We collected distribution data for 16 primate species in Yunnan and analyzed palynological records over the past 20 ka from 21 localities to identify the biogeographic, climatic, and anthropogenic factors that have driven the present-day distribution of primates in this region. By integrating local ecological knowledge, field surveys, species distribution models, niche utilization rates, and historical vegetation and land use changes, we found that spatial-temporal shifts in the monsoon climate have been a critical factor in shaping primate species richness on the southeastern edge of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Compared to the YP, the LRG receives more precipitation, has more limited seasonal temperature variation, and has higher minimum temperatures during the coldest month. These conditions have facilitated the development of moist evergreen broadleaf forests, which represent a more suitable habitat for the 14 primate species that inhabit this area. In contrast, the drought-adapted forests of the YP support only one primate species. Palynological records indicate that the differentiation of the LRG and YP predates human influence. However, over the past 2000 years, anthropogenic habitat loss and hunting have significantly affected the distribution of primates. The ranges of gibbons, langurs, and snub-nosed monkeys are now restricted to the central and northern regions of the LRG and have disappeared from lower elevations. Lorises have disappeared from their northernmost range. In contrast, the distribution of macaques has remained relatively stable. The Yangtze-Red River-24 degrees N line marks the biogeographic boundary of high primate species richness and biodiversity in the LRG and southeastern Yunnan. Our research suggests that changes in monsoon climate have fundamentally shaped contemporary species richness, while recent anthropogenic pressures have caused 'range contraction' for many taxa. |
| Keyword | biogeographic boundary fossil pollen habitat loss hunting monsoon climate primate richness Qinghai-Tibet Plateau range contraction |
| Subject Area | Biodiversity & Conservation ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
| DOI | 10.1111/gcb.70178 |
| Indexed By | SCI |
| Language | 英语 |
| WOS ID | WOS:001470143800001 |
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| Document Type | 期刊论文 |
| Identifier | https://ir.xtbg.ac.cn/handle/353005/14679 |
| Collection | 2012年后新成立研究组 |
| Affiliation | 1.Yunnan Univ, Inst Int Rivers & Ecosecur, Conservat Biogeog Res Grp, Kunming, Peoples R China 2.Yunnan Univ, Yunnan Key Lab Int Rivers & Transboundary Ecosecur, Kunming, Peoples R China 3.Yunnan Univ, State Key Lab Vegetat Struct Funct & Construct Veg, Kunming, Peoples R China 4.Dali Univ, Inst Eastern Himalaya Biodivers Res, Dali, Peoples R China 5.Dali Univ, Int Ctr Biodivers & Primate Conservat, Dali, Yunnan, Peoples R China 6.Dali Univ, Coll Agr & Biol Sci, Dali, Peoples R China 7.Southwest Forest Univ, Key Lab Conserving Wildlife Small Populat Yunnan, Kunming, Peoples R China 8.Aristotle Univ Thessaloniki, Sch Biol, Dept Zool, Thessaloniki, Greece 9.Garber, Paul A.] Univ Illinois, Dept Anthropol, Urbana, IL USA 10.Garber, Paul A.] Univ Illinois, Program Ecol Evolut & Conservat Biol, Urbana, IL USA 11.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Vertebrate Paleontol & Paleoanthropol, Beijing, Peoples R China 12.Chinese Acad Sci, Ctr Integrat Conservat, Xishuangbanna Trop Bot Garden, Mengla, Peoples R China 13.Baoshan Bur Gaoligong Mt Natl Nat Reserve, Baoshan, Peoples R China 14.Lushui Bur Gaoligong Mt Natl Nat Reserve, Lushui, Peoples R China 15.Gongshan Bur Gaoligong Mt Natl Nat Reserve, Gongshan, Peoples R China 16.Yingjiang Birdwatching Assoc, Yingjiang, Peoples R China 17.Chuxiong Bur Yunnan Ailao Mt Natl Nat Reserve, Chuxiong, Peoples R China |
| Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Li, Chen,Fang, Yi-hao,Ren, Guo-peng,et al. Monsoon Climate and Anthropogenic Influences Shape Primate Distributions Across the Southeastern Edge of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau[J]. GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY,2025,31(4):-. |
| APA | Li, Chen.,Fang, Yi-hao.,Ren, Guo-peng.,Li, Yan-peng.,Huang, Zhi-pang.,...&Yang, Yin.(2025).Monsoon Climate and Anthropogenic Influences Shape Primate Distributions Across the Southeastern Edge of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY,31(4),-. |
| MLA | Li, Chen,et al."Monsoon Climate and Anthropogenic Influences Shape Primate Distributions Across the Southeastern Edge of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau".GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY 31.4(2025):-. |
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