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Reinartz et al. (2006; 2008), Grossmann et al. (2008), Maisels et al. (2010), WCS (2015) and Bessone et al. (2020) conducted surveys estimating bonobo and other species densities. Hart et al. (2008) reported on the impact of human activities on bonobos, and Thompson et al. (2008) on traditional culture of the Iyaelima people, with regard to bonobo conservation.In the buffer zone, west of the site, the LuiKotale Bonobo Project is conducting research on habituated bonobos, focusing on all aspects of bonobos’ ecology, physiology, behaviour and evolutionary history, as well as on ethnobotany (Hohmann and Fruth, 2003).<br>

Reinartz et al. (2006; 2008), Grossmann et al. (2008), Maisels et al. (2010), WCS (2015) and Bessone et al. (2020) conducted surveys estimating bonobo and other species densities. Hart et al. (2008) reported on the impact of human activities on bonobos, and Thompson et al. (2008) on traditional culture of the Iyaelima people, with regard to bonobo conservation.In the buffer zone, west of the site, the LuiKotale Bonobo Project is conducting research on habituated bonobos, focusing on all aspects of bonobos’ ecology, physiology, behaviour and evolutionary history, as well as on ethnobotany (Hohmann and Fruth, 2003).<br>

A study by Bessone et al. (2021) revealed that between 2003 and 2018, increasingly drier conditions have resulted in longer decay times of bonobo nests in Salonga. As climate change continues to affect the processes of nest decomposition and nest construction behaviour, nest decomposition times are likely to increase further in future years (Bessone et al. 2021). This will create an opportunity for the erroneous conclusion of increasing ape numbers even when populations are stable or decreasing (Bessone et al. 2021).  

Research by Bessone et al. (2021) revealed that increasingly drier conditions have resulted in longer decay times of bonobo nests in Salonga. As climate change continues to affect the processes of nest decomposition and nest construction behaviour, nest decomposition times are likely to increase further in future years (Bessone et al. 2021). Unless population assessments account for this variation in nest decay, it may lead to the erroneous conclusion of increasing ape numbers when populations are actually stable or decreasing (Bessone et al. 2021).  

===Documented behaviours===  <!-- List of any behaviours observed at the site, including citations -->

===Documented behaviours===  <!-- List of any behaviours observed at the site, including citations -->

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