Status Populasi Satwa Primata di Taman Nasional Gunung Gede Pangrango dan Taman Nasional Halimun Salak, Jawa Barat
Abstract
The national park plays an important and strategic role in conserving the biodiversity; for which primates are very important. Primates have a primary function in dispersing seeds of fruit trees and balancing the ecosystem. There are several indications of ecosystem disturbances in two conservation sites, Gede Pangrango National Park and Halimun Salak National Park. These two sites underwent urbanization, habitat destruction and increase of ecotourism activities. Annual monitoring of primates at the two conservation sites using line transects and fruit trail methods (2000-2006) showed that availability of primate food resources was fluctuating and five primate species suffered from a severe population decline.Key words: primate density, conservation, ecotourism, Mountain Gede-Pangrango National Park, Halimun-Salak National Park
