Predicted distribution of the yellow-throated marten Martes flavigula (Mammalia: Carnivora: Mustelidae) on Borneo

The yellow-throated marten Martes flavigula is a wide-ranging species across much of Asia. It is active mainly during the day, is semi-arboreal and has an omnivorous diet. On Borneo, it has a wide elevation range, from coastal lowland to lower montane habitat of 1700 m a.s.l. Records from camera-t...

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Main Authors: Jason Hon, Andrew J Hearn, Joanna Ross, Hiromitsu Samejima, D. M. Augeri, John Mathai, Azlan Mohamed, Ramesh Boonratana, Gabriella Margit Fredriksson, Susan Cheyne, Matthew J Heydon, Raymond Alfred, Gono Semiadi, Henry Bernard, David Macdonald, Jerry Belant, Stephanie Kramer-Schadt, Andreas Wilting
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spelling my.ums.eprints.193012018-03-22T01:57:53Z https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/19301/ Predicted distribution of the yellow-throated marten Martes flavigula (Mammalia: Carnivora: Mustelidae) on Borneo Jason Hon Andrew J Hearn Joanna Ross Hiromitsu Samejima D. M. Augeri John Mathai Azlan Mohamed Ramesh Boonratana Gabriella Margit Fredriksson Susan Cheyne Matthew J Heydon Raymond Alfred Gono Semiadi Henry Bernard David Macdonald Jerry Belant Stephanie Kramer-Schadt Andreas Wilting QL Zoology The yellow-throated marten Martes flavigula is a wide-ranging species across much of Asia. It is active mainly during the day, is semi-arboreal and has an omnivorous diet. On Borneo, it has a wide elevation range, from coastal lowland to lower montane habitat of 1700 m a.s.l. Records from camera-trapping and other wildlife surveys imply a widespread distribution, but the species is encountered less frequently than in many other parts of its global range. We collected a total of 195 occurrence records from all political units of Borneo except South Kalimantan. To reduce possibly confounding effects of sampling bias on habitat suitability we used 56 records in a Balanced Model and 94 records in a Spatial Filtering Model. Respondents’ opinions on habitat preference showed large variation, except for lowland and upland dipterocarp forests, which were consistently perceived as highly suitable; disturbed areas such as burnt forests and bare areas were perceived to be less favourable. The habitat suitability model predicted that the yellow-throated marten is widespread within Borneo, likely to occur in mosaics of lowland and upland forests, including old plantations and active logging areas; but unlikely to use young plantations and crops, perhaps including oil palm plantations. The effects of logging on yellow-throated marten are not well understood, yet the species’s population size on Borneo will depend on how tree plantations and logging concessions are managed and harvested. More surveys above about 1200 m a.s.l., where information is still limited, would enable more confident habitat assessments. Further research could determine if the Bornean subspecies, M. f. saba, could be a cryptic species. National University of Singapore 2016 Article PeerReviewed text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/19301/1/Predicted%20distribution%20of%20the%20yellow.pdf Jason Hon and Andrew J Hearn and Joanna Ross and Hiromitsu Samejima and D. M. Augeri and John Mathai and Azlan Mohamed and Ramesh Boonratana and Gabriella Margit Fredriksson and Susan Cheyne and Matthew J Heydon and Raymond Alfred and Gono Semiadi and Henry Bernard and David Macdonald and Jerry Belant and Stephanie Kramer-Schadt and Andreas Wilting (2016) Predicted distribution of the yellow-throated marten Martes flavigula (Mammalia: Carnivora: Mustelidae) on Borneo. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 33. pp. 42-49. ISSN 0217-2445
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Jason Hon
Andrew J Hearn
Joanna Ross
Hiromitsu Samejima
D. M. Augeri
John Mathai
Azlan Mohamed
Ramesh Boonratana
Gabriella Margit Fredriksson
Susan Cheyne
Matthew J Heydon
Raymond Alfred
Gono Semiadi
Henry Bernard
David Macdonald
Jerry Belant
Stephanie Kramer-Schadt
Andreas Wilting
Predicted distribution of the yellow-throated marten Martes flavigula (Mammalia: Carnivora: Mustelidae) on Borneo
description The yellow-throated marten Martes flavigula is a wide-ranging species across much of Asia. It is active mainly during the day, is semi-arboreal and has an omnivorous diet. On Borneo, it has a wide elevation range, from coastal lowland to lower montane habitat of 1700 m a.s.l. Records from camera-trapping and other wildlife surveys imply a widespread distribution, but the species is encountered less frequently than in many other parts of its global range. We collected a total of 195 occurrence records from all political units of Borneo except South Kalimantan. To reduce possibly confounding effects of sampling bias on habitat suitability we used 56 records in a Balanced Model and 94 records in a Spatial Filtering Model. Respondents’ opinions on habitat preference showed large variation, except for lowland and upland dipterocarp forests, which were consistently perceived as highly suitable; disturbed areas such as burnt forests and bare areas were perceived to be less favourable. The habitat suitability model predicted that the yellow-throated marten is widespread within Borneo, likely to occur in mosaics of lowland and upland forests, including old plantations and active logging areas; but unlikely to use young plantations and crops, perhaps including oil palm plantations. The effects of logging on yellow-throated marten are not well understood, yet the species’s population size on Borneo will depend on how tree plantations and logging concessions are managed and harvested. More surveys above about 1200 m a.s.l., where information is still limited, would enable more confident habitat assessments. Further research could determine if the Bornean subspecies, M. f. saba, could be a cryptic species.
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author Jason Hon
Andrew J Hearn
Joanna Ross
Hiromitsu Samejima
D. M. Augeri
John Mathai
Azlan Mohamed
Ramesh Boonratana
Gabriella Margit Fredriksson
Susan Cheyne
Matthew J Heydon
Raymond Alfred
Gono Semiadi
Henry Bernard
David Macdonald
Jerry Belant
Stephanie Kramer-Schadt
Andreas Wilting
author_facet Jason Hon
Andrew J Hearn
Joanna Ross
Hiromitsu Samejima
D. M. Augeri
John Mathai
Azlan Mohamed
Ramesh Boonratana
Gabriella Margit Fredriksson
Susan Cheyne
Matthew J Heydon
Raymond Alfred
Gono Semiadi
Henry Bernard
David Macdonald
Jerry Belant
Stephanie Kramer-Schadt
Andreas Wilting
author_sort Jason Hon
title Predicted distribution of the yellow-throated marten Martes flavigula (Mammalia: Carnivora: Mustelidae) on Borneo
title_short Predicted distribution of the yellow-throated marten Martes flavigula (Mammalia: Carnivora: Mustelidae) on Borneo
title_full Predicted distribution of the yellow-throated marten Martes flavigula (Mammalia: Carnivora: Mustelidae) on Borneo
title_fullStr Predicted distribution of the yellow-throated marten Martes flavigula (Mammalia: Carnivora: Mustelidae) on Borneo
title_full_unstemmed Predicted distribution of the yellow-throated marten Martes flavigula (Mammalia: Carnivora: Mustelidae) on Borneo
title_sort predicted distribution of the yellow-throated marten martes flavigula (mammalia: carnivora: mustelidae) on borneo
publisher National University of Singapore
publishDate 2016
url https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/19301/1/Predicted%20distribution%20of%20the%20yellow.pdf
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