Assessing the distribution and habitat use of four felid species in Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park, Sumatra, Indonesia
There have been few targeted studies of small felids in Sumatra and there is little information on their ecology. As a result there are no specific management plans for the species on Sumatra. We examined data from a long-term camera trapping effort, and used Maximum Entropy Modeling to assess the h...
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| author | Jennifer L. McCarthy Hariyo T. Wibisono Kyle P. McCarthy Todd K. Fuller Noviar Andayani |
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| description | There have been few targeted studies of small felids in Sumatra and there is little information on their ecology. As a result there are no specific management plans for the species on Sumatra. We examined data from a long-term camera trapping effort, and used Maximum Entropy Modeling to assess the habitat use and distribution of Sunda clouded leopards (Neofelis diardi), Asiatic golden cats (Pardofelis temminckii), leopard cats (Prionailurus bengalensis), and marbled cats (Pardofelis marmorata) in Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park. Over a period of 34,166 trap nights there were low photo rates (photo events/100 trap nights) for all species; 0.30 for golden cats, 0.15 for clouded leopards, 0.10 for marbled cats, and 0.08 for leopard cats. There is overlap in the predicted distributions of clouded leopards, golden cats, and marbled cats; indicating areas of high conservation importance for these species within the park. The predicted distribution of leopard cats was discrete from the other species which is important to consider in the development of conservation strategies. This study provides important documentation of small felid distribution in Sumatra, information for the development of management strategies within the park, and a basis upon which to develop future research for the species. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c2f5cec3ff8c4d8b967cd7cd22bac8162022-12-21T18:36:21ZengElsevierGlobal Ecology and Conservation2351-98942015-01-013C21022110.1016/j.gecco.2014.11.009Assessing the distribution and habitat use of four felid species in Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park, Sumatra, IndonesiaJennifer L. McCarthy0Hariyo T. Wibisono1Kyle P. McCarthy2Todd K. Fuller3Noviar Andayani4Department of Environmental Conservation, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 160 Holdsworth Way, Amherst, MA 01003, USADepartment of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology, University of Delaware, 248B Townsend Hall, Newark, DE 19716, USADepartment of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology, University of Delaware, 248B Townsend Hall, Newark, DE 19716, USADepartment of Environmental Conservation, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 160 Holdsworth Way, Amherst, MA 01003, USAWildlife Conservation Society—Indonesia Program, Jalan Atletik No. 8, Tanah Sareal, Bogor 16161, IndonesiaThere have been few targeted studies of small felids in Sumatra and there is little information on their ecology. As a result there are no specific management plans for the species on Sumatra. We examined data from a long-term camera trapping effort, and used Maximum Entropy Modeling to assess the habitat use and distribution of Sunda clouded leopards (Neofelis diardi), Asiatic golden cats (Pardofelis temminckii), leopard cats (Prionailurus bengalensis), and marbled cats (Pardofelis marmorata) in Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park. Over a period of 34,166 trap nights there were low photo rates (photo events/100 trap nights) for all species; 0.30 for golden cats, 0.15 for clouded leopards, 0.10 for marbled cats, and 0.08 for leopard cats. There is overlap in the predicted distributions of clouded leopards, golden cats, and marbled cats; indicating areas of high conservation importance for these species within the park. The predicted distribution of leopard cats was discrete from the other species which is important to consider in the development of conservation strategies. This study provides important documentation of small felid distribution in Sumatra, information for the development of management strategies within the park, and a basis upon which to develop future research for the species.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235198941400078XSpecies distribution modelingNeofelis diardiPardofelis marmorataPardofelis temminckiiPrionailurus bengalensisMaxEnt |
| spellingShingle | Jennifer L. McCarthy Hariyo T. Wibisono Kyle P. McCarthy Todd K. Fuller Noviar Andayani Assessing the distribution and habitat use of four felid species in Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park, Sumatra, Indonesia Global Ecology and Conservation Species distribution modeling Neofelis diardi Pardofelis marmorata Pardofelis temminckii Prionailurus bengalensis MaxEnt |
| title | Assessing the distribution and habitat use of four felid species in Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park, Sumatra, Indonesia |
| title_full | Assessing the distribution and habitat use of four felid species in Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park, Sumatra, Indonesia |
| title_fullStr | Assessing the distribution and habitat use of four felid species in Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park, Sumatra, Indonesia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessing the distribution and habitat use of four felid species in Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park, Sumatra, Indonesia |
| title_short | Assessing the distribution and habitat use of four felid species in Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park, Sumatra, Indonesia |
| title_sort | assessing the distribution and habitat use of four felid species in bukit barisan selatan national park sumatra indonesia |
| topic | Species distribution modeling Neofelis diardi Pardofelis marmorata Pardofelis temminckii Prionailurus bengalensis MaxEnt |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235198941400078X |
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