Riparian buffers can help mitigate biodiversity declines in oil palm agriculture
Agricultural expansion is a primary driver of biodiversity decline in forested regions of the tropics. Consequently, it is important to understand the conservation value of remnant forests in production landscapes. In a tropical landscape dominated by oil palm (Elaeis guineensis), we characterized f...
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| author | Nicolas J Deere Jake E Bicknell Simon L Mitchell Aqilah Afendy Esther L Baking Henry Bernard Arthur YC Chung Robert M Ewers Herry Heroin Nellcy Joseph Owen T Lewis Sarah H Luke Sol Milne Arman Hadi Fikri Jonathan M Parrett Melissa Payne Stephen J Rossiter Charles Santhanaraju Vairappan Chaw Vi Vian Clare L Wilkinson Joseph Williamson Andrew BH Wong Eleanor M Slade Zoe G Davies Matthew J Struebig |
| author_facet | Nicolas J Deere Jake E Bicknell Simon L Mitchell Aqilah Afendy Esther L Baking Henry Bernard Arthur YC Chung Robert M Ewers Herry Heroin Nellcy Joseph Owen T Lewis Sarah H Luke Sol Milne Arman Hadi Fikri Jonathan M Parrett Melissa Payne Stephen J Rossiter Charles Santhanaraju Vairappan Chaw Vi Vian Clare L Wilkinson Joseph Williamson Andrew BH Wong Eleanor M Slade Zoe G Davies Matthew J Struebig |
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| description | Agricultural expansion is a primary driver of biodiversity decline in forested regions of the tropics. Consequently, it is important to understand the conservation value of remnant forests in production landscapes. In a tropical landscape dominated by oil palm (Elaeis guineensis), we characterized faunal communities across eight taxa occurring within riparian forest buffers, which are legally protected alongside rivers, and compared them to nearby recovering logged forest. Buffer width was the main predictor of species richness and abundance, with widths of 40–100 m on each side of the river supporting broadly equivalent levels of biodiversity as compared to logged forest. However, width responses varied markedly among taxa, and buffers often lacked forest dependent species. Much wider buffers than are currently mandated are needed to safeguard most species. The largest biodiversity gains are achieved by increasing relatively narrow buffers. To provide optimal conservation outcomes in tropical production landscapes, we encourage policy makers to prescribe width requirements for key taxa and different landscape contexts. |
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| spelling | ums.eprints-342822022-09-27T01:00:05Z https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34282/ Riparian buffers can help mitigate biodiversity declines in oil palm agriculture Nicolas J Deere Jake E Bicknell Simon L Mitchell Aqilah Afendy Esther L Baking Henry Bernard Arthur YC Chung Robert M Ewers Herry Heroin Nellcy Joseph Owen T Lewis Sarah H Luke Sol Milne Arman Hadi Fikri Jonathan M Parrett Melissa Payne Stephen J Rossiter Charles Santhanaraju Vairappan Chaw Vi Vian Clare L Wilkinson Joseph Williamson Andrew BH Wong Eleanor M Slade Zoe G Davies Matthew J Struebig QK1-474.5 General Including geographical distribution S589.75-589.76 Agriculture and the environment Agricultural expansion is a primary driver of biodiversity decline in forested regions of the tropics. Consequently, it is important to understand the conservation value of remnant forests in production landscapes. In a tropical landscape dominated by oil palm (Elaeis guineensis), we characterized faunal communities across eight taxa occurring within riparian forest buffers, which are legally protected alongside rivers, and compared them to nearby recovering logged forest. Buffer width was the main predictor of species richness and abundance, with widths of 40–100 m on each side of the river supporting broadly equivalent levels of biodiversity as compared to logged forest. However, width responses varied markedly among taxa, and buffers often lacked forest dependent species. Much wider buffers than are currently mandated are needed to safeguard most species. The largest biodiversity gains are achieved by increasing relatively narrow buffers. To provide optimal conservation outcomes in tropical production landscapes, we encourage policy makers to prescribe width requirements for key taxa and different landscape contexts. Ecological Society of America 2022 Article PeerReviewed text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34282/1/Abstract.pdf text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34282/2/Full%20text.pdf Nicolas J Deere and Jake E Bicknell and Simon L Mitchell and Aqilah Afendy and Esther L Baking and Henry Bernard and Arthur YC Chung and Robert M Ewers and Herry Heroin and Nellcy Joseph and Owen T Lewis and Sarah H Luke and Sol Milne and Arman Hadi Fikri and Jonathan M Parrett and Melissa Payne and Stephen J Rossiter and Charles Santhanaraju Vairappan and Chaw Vi Vian and Clare L Wilkinson and Joseph Williamson and Andrew BH Wong and Eleanor M Slade and Zoe G Davies and Matthew J Struebig (2022) Riparian buffers can help mitigate biodiversity declines in oil palm agriculture. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. pp. 1-8. ISSN 1540-9309 https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/fee.2473 https://doi.org/10.1002/fee.2473 https://doi.org/10.1002/fee.2473 |
| spellingShingle | QK1-474.5 General Including geographical distribution S589.75-589.76 Agriculture and the environment Nicolas J Deere Jake E Bicknell Simon L Mitchell Aqilah Afendy Esther L Baking Henry Bernard Arthur YC Chung Robert M Ewers Herry Heroin Nellcy Joseph Owen T Lewis Sarah H Luke Sol Milne Arman Hadi Fikri Jonathan M Parrett Melissa Payne Stephen J Rossiter Charles Santhanaraju Vairappan Chaw Vi Vian Clare L Wilkinson Joseph Williamson Andrew BH Wong Eleanor M Slade Zoe G Davies Matthew J Struebig Riparian buffers can help mitigate biodiversity declines in oil palm agriculture |
| title | Riparian buffers can help mitigate biodiversity declines in oil palm agriculture |
| title_full | Riparian buffers can help mitigate biodiversity declines in oil palm agriculture |
| title_fullStr | Riparian buffers can help mitigate biodiversity declines in oil palm agriculture |
| title_full_unstemmed | Riparian buffers can help mitigate biodiversity declines in oil palm agriculture |
| title_short | Riparian buffers can help mitigate biodiversity declines in oil palm agriculture |
| title_sort | riparian buffers can help mitigate biodiversity declines in oil palm agriculture |
| topic | QK1-474.5 General Including geographical distribution S589.75-589.76 Agriculture and the environment |
| url | https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34282/1/Abstract.pdf https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34282/2/Full%20text.pdf |
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