Hainan Gibbon Foraging Movement Data Across Two Forest Types

Two years of field monitoring on two groups of Critically Endangered Hainan gibbons (Nomascus hainanus) in old growth and secondary forest. Wei Yang recorded gibbon behaviors at 5-minute intervals and spatial locations at 15-minute intervals, analyzing movement directionality and search strategies. The dataset, last updated in 2026, likely contains detailed behavioral and spatial records in an XLSX file.

Use Cases

• Compare foraging movement patterns based on forest type (old growth vs. secondary)
• Analyze temporal shifts in search strategies based on diet phases (fruit-eating vs. mixed diet)
• Model spatial movement directionality and step lengths for conservation planning
• Investigate intensive vs. extensive search mode switching in response to resource variation

Strengths

• Data collection spanned two years of field monitoring
• Behavioral and spatial data were recorded at high temporal resolutions (5-minute and 15-minute intervals)
• Comparative analysis includes two distinct habitat types (old growth forest and secondary forest)

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment

Provenance

Source

wei yang

Collection Method

Field monitoring using instantaneous scan sampling

Time Range

Two-year monitoring period

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-05 10:49:24; freshness should be verified

Geography

Hainan gibbon habitat in tropical rainforests