The conservation value of unlogged and logged forests for native mammals on the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Wildlife and National Parks, Km10, Jln Cheras, 56100, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia;2. Faculty of Science and Technology, School of Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences, National University of Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia;3. School of Environmental and Geographical Sciences, University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus, 43500 Semenyih, Selangor, Malaysia;4. Biodiversity Unit, Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia;5. Faculty of Forestry, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia;1. Department of Wildlife Management, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania;2. Department of Zoology and Wildlife Conservation, University of Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania;3. Department of Biology, University of Dodoma, Dodoma, Tanzania;4. Pest Management Centre, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania;5. Department of Forest Engineering and Wood Science, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania;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. Department of Forest Management, Faculty of Forestry, University Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia;2. School of Environmental and Natural Resource Science, National University of Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia;3. School of Land and Food, University of Tasmania, Tasmania 7001, Australia;4. Biodiversity Unit, Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia;1. Department of Forest Science and Biodiversity, Faculty of Forestry and Environment, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia;2. Institute of Tropical Forestry and Forest Product, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia;3. Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge, UK;4. Biodiversity Unit, Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia;1. University of Hildesheim, Institute of Biology and Chemistry, Ecology and Environmental Education Group, Universitätsplatz 1, 31141 Hildesheim, Germany;2. Groupe d’Etude et de Recherche sur les Primates de Madagascar (GERP), Logement 34, B.P. 779 Cité des Professeurs Fort Duschène 101, Antananarivo, Madagascar;1. Department of Forestry Science and Biodiversity, Faculty of Forestry and Environment, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, Serdang, Malaysia;2. Crop and Livestock Integration Unit, Integration Research and Extension Division, Malaysian Palm Oil Board, 6, Persiaran Institusi, Bandar Baru Bangi, 43000, Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia;3. Institute of Tropical Forestry and Forest Product, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, Serdang, Malaysia;4. Centre for Insect Systematics, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600, Bangi, Malaysia;5. Monash University Indonesia, Green Office Park 9, BSD City, Tangerang Selatan, Banten, 15345, Indonesia;6. Biodiversity Unit, Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, Serdang, Malaysia;7. School of Environmental and Geographical Sciences, University of Nottingham Malaysia, 43500, Semenyih, Malaysia |
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| Abstract: | Tropical forests across the world provide important habitats for a diverse number of conservation priority species, yet are under threat from a range of anthropogenic impacts including logging. This study aims to quantify mammalian biodiversity in unlogged and logged forests in the adjoining Tembat and Petuang Forest Reserves, Terengganu, on the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia. Data was collected over a series of surveys using direct and indirect observation methods from 2008 to 2014. A total of 30 medium and large sized mammals species were identified, with 27 of those species found in unlogged forests and 22 species in logged forests. Carnivores encompassed 11 species from 67 observations representing 15% of the total number of observations. The family Felidae had the highest number of species (six species), followed by Hylobatidae, Cercopithecidae and Suidae with three species each. A total of 17 species contributed to more than 90% of the mammal community in the unlogged and logged forests, while six species were uncommon and only observed once during the entire survey. Species abundance in the unlogged forest was significantly greater than the logged forests, but the difference was not significant for species richness. This study provides critical baseline information on the impact of unlogged and logged forests and the identification of threatened species warrant the establishment of conservation measures such as anti-poaching patrol and ranger stations in the study area. |
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| Keywords: | Biodiversity Forest reserve Logging Mammals Species composition |
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