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14 - Adopting an Interdisciplinary Biosocial Approach to Determine the Conservation Implications of the Human–Gibbon Interface

A Systematic Review

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 April 2023

By
Carolyn Thompson ,
Helen J. Chatterjee ,
Samuel T. Turvey ,
Susan M. Cheyne  and
Peng-Fei Fan
Edited by
Susan M. Cheyne ,
Carolyn Thompson ,
Peng-Fei Fan  and
Helen J. Chatterjee
Susan M. Cheyne
Affiliation:
Borneo Nature Foundation
Carolyn Thompson
Affiliation:
University College London
Peng-Fei Fan
Affiliation:
Sun Yat-Sen University, China
Helen J. Chatterjee
Affiliation:
University College London
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Summary

The gibbons (family Hylobatidae) represent one of world’s most threatened group of taxa. In theory they are an attractive group for interdisciplinary research but are often unconsciously overlooked. We conducted a systematic review in Web of Science and Google Scholar between January 1900 and February 2020 using PRISMA guidelines and strict search criteria to investigate (1) the number of mixed-method biosocial studies published on gibbons; (2) focus species and countries; (3) social analytical approaches used; and (4) the success of this approach in elucidating conservation issues. Only 31 mixed-method biosocial studies have been published on gibbons, 56 per cent on Nomascus species but none on Symphalangus. China and Vietnam were the most popular study locations. Optimistically, 68 per cent of publications were led by gibbon-range country researchers, but only 48 per cent of studies represented international collaborations; 81 per cent of studies addressed a conservation-related topic, highlighting the potential efficacy of using this approach in primate conservation research. However, few studies provided details of data collection methods, methods of analysis and sample sizes, and only one study used an anthropological analytical approach. We therefore encourage further cross-disciplinary international collaborations to better our understanding of human–gibbon relations on a deeper, more contextual level.

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biological anthropologyprimatologysocial anthropologymixed-methodsethnoprimatologyinterdisciplinary conservation methodsinterview surveysgibbonHylobatidae
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Gibbon Conservation in the Anthropocene , pp. 224 - 252
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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