Effects of peat swamp logging and agricultural expansion on species richness of native mammals in Peninsular Malaysia |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Forest Management, Faculty of Forestry, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia;2. WWF Malaysia, 1 Jalan PJS 5/28A, Petaling Jaya Commercial Centre (PJCC), 46150 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia;3. Biodiversity Unit, Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia;4. The Fenner School of Environment and Society, ANU College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, Australian National University, Canberra ACT 0200, Australia;1. Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences, Faculty of Forestry, 2424 Main Mall, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada;2. Applied Mammal Research Institute, 11010 Mitchell Avenue, Summerland, BC V0H 1Z8 Canada;1. Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz, Campus Prof. Soane Nazaré de Andrade, Km 16 – Rodovia Jorge Amado, Ilhéus, BA 45662-900, Brazil;2. Departamento de Ecologia, Universidade de São Paulo, Rua do Matão, Travessa 14, no. 101, São Paulo, SP 05508-090, Brazil;3. Instituto de Estudos Socioambientais do Sul da Bahia, Av. Itabuna, no. 93, Ilhéus, BA 45650-015, Brazil;4. Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YQ, United Kingdom;5. Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade de São Paulo, Rua do Matão, Travessa 14, no. 101, São Paulo, SP 05508-090, Brazil;1. Department of Zoology and Biodiversity Research Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada;2. Department of Botany, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada;3. Institute for Tropical Biology and Conservation, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Jalan UMS, 88400 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia;1. Biodiversity Unit, Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia;2. Department of Forest Management, Faculty of Forestry, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia;3. Department of Wildlife and National Parks, Km 10, Jalan Cheras, 56100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia;1. Faculty of Forestry, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia;2. Biodiversity Unit, Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia;3. Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, 14 Science Drive 4, Singapore, 117543, Republic of Singapore;1. Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Jl. CIFOR, Situ Gede, Bogor 16115, Indonesia;2. Temple University, Department of Geography and Urban Studies, 321 Gladfelter Hall, 1115 W. Berks Street, Philadelphia, PA 19122, USA;3. Center for International Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Km 17, Recta Cali-Palmira, Cali, Colombia |
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| Abstract: | The biodiversity inhabiting tropical peat swamp forests in Southeast Asia is currently threatened by commercial logging and agricultural expansion. The occurrence of mammals in such forests is often poorly known and the factors influencing their occurrence in these ecosystems have rarely been quantified. We aim to determine the key habitat and landscape drivers of mammal species richness in fragmented peat swamp reserves. We conducted camera trap surveys in the North Selangor Peat Swamp Forest (NSPSF), the last remaining area of peat swamp forest on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia. We also measured vegetation structure and landscape metrics to investigate the relationship between these factors and mammal richness. We recorded a total of 16 mammal species from 45 sampling sites using camera traps located in peat swamp forest reserves. Mammal species richness increased with the abundance of large trees and distance away from roads. Species richness decreased significantly with canopy cover and height, the abundance of fallen trees, the abundance of forest palms and saplings, distance away from rivers, and a measure of landscape compositional heterogeneity. Our findings underscore the high conservation value of logged peat swamp forests and the urgent need to halt further deforestation. We recommend: (1) protecting riparian habitat; (2) avoiding further forest conversion particularly areas supporting large trees into oil palm plantations; and (3) limiting road development within and around the NSPSF. |
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| Keywords: | Biodiversity Camera trap Oil palm Forest |
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