A5032682971- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Oil Palm Production and Sustainability
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Forest Management and Policy
- Leech Biology and Applications
- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
- Forest ecology and management
- Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications
- Remote Sensing in Agriculture
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Plant and animal studies
- Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
- Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Forest Ecology and Conservation
- Evolution and Paleontology Studies
- Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions
- Biofuel production and bioconversion
- Marine animal studies overview
University of Kent
2016-2025
University of York
2016
Tigers are critically endangered due to deforestation and persecution. Yet in places, Sumatran tigers (Panthera tigris sumatrae) continue coexist with people, offering insights for managing wildlife elsewhere. Here, we couple spatial models of encounter risk information on tolerance from 2386 Sumatrans reveal drivers human-tiger conflict. Risk encountering was greater around populated villages that neighboured forest or rivers connecting tiger habitat; geographic profiles refined these...
Abstract Old-growth tropical forests are widely recognized as being immensely important for their biodiversity and high biomass 1 . Conversely, logged usually characterized degraded ecosystems 2 However, whether logging results in a degradation ecosystem functions is less clear: shifts the strength resilience of key processes large suites species have rarely been assessed an ecologically integrated quantitative framework. Here we adopt energetics lens to gain new insight into impacts forest...
Uncontrolled fires place considerable burdens on forest ecosystems, compromising our ability to meet conservation and restoration goals. A poor understanding of the impacts fire ecosystems their biodiversity exacerbates this challenge, particularly in tropical regions where few studies have applied consistent analytical techniques examine a broad range ecological over multiyear time frames. We compiled 16 y data ecosystem properties (17 variables) (21 from peatland Indonesia assess infer...
Conservation initiatives strive for reliable and cost-effective species monitoring.1,2,3 However, resource constraints mean management decisions are overly reliant on data derived from single methodologies, resulting in taxonomic or geographic biases.4 We introduce a integration framework to optimize monitoring terms of spatial representation, the reliability biodiversity metrics, cost implementation, focusing tigers their principal prey (sambar deer wild pigs). combined information...
Abstract Carbon‐based policies provide powerful opportunities to unite tropical forest conservation with climate change mitigation. However, their effectiveness in delivering biodiversity co‐benefits is dependent on high levels of being found carbon areas. Previous studies have focussed solely the associated Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation ( REDD +) over large spatial scales, few empirically testing carbon‐biodiversity correlations at management unit scales appropriate...
Abstract. Borneo contains some of the world's most biodiverse and carbon-dense tropical forest, but this 750 000 km2 island has lost 62 % its old-growth forests within last 40 years. Efforts to protect restore remaining hinge on recognizing ecosystem services they provide, including their ability store sequester carbon. Airborne laser scanning (ALS) is a remote sensing technology that allows forest structural properties be captured in great detail across vast geographic areas. In recent...
Conservation managers often monitor umbrella species as indicators of broader biodiversity patterns, but this assumption is seldom evaluated due to lack survey data and objective criteria. We the performance eight candidate in representing patterns mammal Sumatra, Indonesia, using a comprehensive camera trap dataset from island's largest remaining tropical rainforest. employed an occupancy modeling framework quantify association between species-level four community-level parameters while...
Abstract Mammal populations are declining in biodiverse tropical regions. Global analyses have identified Indonesia as a hotspot of vertebrate decline, although relatively few data available to substantiate these claims. We reviewed research articles published during 2000–2020 on 104 medium-sized large terrestrial mammal species found help inform conservation management and future research. 308 peer-reviewed studies English or Bahasa Indonesia, with an increase publication rate (articles per...
Abstract Zero‐deforestation commitments seek to decouple agricultural production and forest loss improve prospects for biodiversity. However, the effectiveness of methods designed meet these is poorly understood. In a highly fragmented tropical landscape dominated by oil palm, we tested capacity High Carbon Stock (HCS) Approach prioritize remnants that sustain mammal diversity. Patches afforded high priority HCS protocols (100 ha core area) provided important refuges IUCN‐threatened species...
Significance Forest restoration has become a global conservation priority, particularly in the tropics where significant proportion of remaining forest ecosystems are degraded. To achieve ambitious targets via limited funds, areas that will deliver greatest biodiversity value must be prioritized. Here, we combine airborne laser scanning with an extensive camera trap dataset to target and across degraded logged gradient. We demonstrate importance accounting for three-dimensional habitat...
Abstract The Wallacea biogeographic region of Sulawesi, the Moluccas and Lesser Sunda is globally renowned for exceptional endemism, but currently emerging as a development frontier in Indonesia. We assessed patterns drivers forest loss fragmentation across region, used dynamic deforestation models to project future 2053. Up 10 231 km 2 was deforested between 2000 2018, further 49 570 expected be lost by 2053, with annual rates ranging 0.09% 2.17% different sub-regions (average: 1.23%). Key...
Indonesia is embarking on an ambitious relocation of its capital city to Kalimantan, Borneo, bringing with it major urban and road infrastructure. Yet, despite being one the world's most biologically diverse regions, potential implications this development for wildlife have yet be fully assessed. We explored impacts relocation, expansion upgrades critical habitat medium-large mammals (>1 kg) using camera trap data from 11 forested landscapes. applied Bayesian multi-species occupancy models...
Abstract Agricultural expansion is the primary driver of ecological degradation across tropics. Set-asides—uncultivated parts agricultural landscapes, often on steep slopes and alongside rivers—may alleviate environmental impacts but can reduce area cultivated. Here we model an approach to configuring set-asides aimed at optimizing outcomes (biodiversity, above-ground carbon storage nutrient cycling) without reducing net cultivation area. We compare in oil palm landscape where all...
The rise of palm oil as the world's most consumed vegetable has coincided with exponential growth in research activity. Bibliometric analysis outputs reveals a distinct imbalance type being undertaken, notably disproportionate focus on biofuel and engineering topics. Recognising expansion agriculture across tropics increasing awareness environmental, social economic impacts, we seek to re-orient existing agenda towards one that addresses fundamental urgent questions defined by stakeholder...
Approaches to characterise and monitor biodiversity based on the sound signals of ecosystems have become popular in landscape ecology conservation. However, date, validation studies how well acoustic indices reflect observed patterns often relied low levels either spatial or temporal replication, while focussing habitats with similar underlying anthropological geophysical characteristics. For be broadly applicable monitoring, their capacity measure ecological facets soundscapes must robust...
Information on tropical Asian vertebrates has traditionally been sparse, particularly when it comes to cryptic species inhabiting the dense forests of region. Vertebrate populations are declining globally due land-use change and hunting, latter frequently referred as "defaunation." This is especially true in Asia where there extensive high human densities. Robust monitoring requires that large volumes vertebrate population data be made available for use by scientific applied communities....
Canopy structure, defined by leaf area index (LAI), fractional vegetation cover (FCover) and fraction of absorbed photosynthetically active radiation (fAPAR), regulates a wide range forest functions ecosystem services. Spatially consistent field-measurements canopy structure are however lacking, particularly for the tropics. Here, we introduce Global LAI database: global dataset field-based measurements spanning tropical forests in four continents (Africa, Asia, Australia Americas). We use...
Multi-zoo comparisons of animal welfare are rare, and yet vital for ensuring continued improvement zoo enclosures husbandry. Methods not standardized the development based on multiple indicators, case study species required. This compares behavior breeding success to various enclosure husbandry parameters Humboldt penguin, Spheniscus humboldti, improved design. Behavioral sampling was completed at Flamingo Land over a period 8 months. Further data behavior, design, were collected via...
Arboreal mammals form a diverse group providing ecologically important functions such as predation, pollination and seed dispersal. However, their cryptic elusive nature, the heights at which they live, makes studying these species challenging. Consequently, our knowledge of rainforest is heavily biased towards terrestrial species, limiting understanding overall community structure possible impacts human-induced disturbance. We undertook first in-depth appraisal an arboreal mammal in...
Abstract Context Agricultural expansion is a leading cause of deforestation and habitat fragmentation globally. Policies that support biodiversity facilitate species movement across farmland are therefore central to sustainability efforts wildlife conservation in these human-modified landscapes. Objectives We investigated the impact several potential management scenarios on animal populations tropical landscape, focusing critically endangered Bornean orangutan, Pongo pygmaeus . Methods used...