Habitat fragmentation and logging affect the occurrence of lesser mouse-deer in tropical forest reserves.

ABSTRACT: Due to rapid urbanization, logging, and agricultural expansion, forest fragmentation is negatively affecting native wildlife populations throughout the tropics. This study examined the effects of landscape and habitat characteristics on the lesser mouse-deer, Tragulus kanchil, populations in Peninsular Malaysia. We conducted camera-trap survey at 315 sampling points located within 8 forest reserves. An assessment of site-level and landscape variables was conducted at each sampling point. Our study provides critical ecological information for managing and conserving understudied populations of T. kanchil. We found that the detection of T. kanchil was attributed to forest fragmentation in which forest patches had four times greater detection of T. kanchil than con

SUBMITTER: Hazwan M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8933326 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature