Community structures of mid-sized to large-bodied mammals in tropical lowland and lower montane forests in Gunung Pueh National Park, Western Sarawak, Borneo
Habitat types are closely associated with altitude gradients in tropical rainforests and play an essential role in species assemblages where terrain heterogeneity is often used to understand effects of climate change on species distribution. The response of larger mammals to habitat variation alon...
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Summary: | Habitat types are closely associated with altitude gradients in tropical rainforests and play an essential role
in species assemblages where terrain heterogeneity is often used to understand effects of climate change on
species distribution. The response of larger mammals to habitat variation along altitudes is largely unexplored
in Borneo. This study has utilised camera traps to better understand the community structure of larger
mammals in Gunung Pueh National Park. Gunung Pueh National Park (1550 m a.s.l.) contains two major
habitat types, which include lowland forests (< 1100 m a.s.l.) and the lower montane (> 1100 m a.s.l.) forests.
The spatio-temporal niches of mid-sized to large-bodied mammal species across these altitude gradients and
habitats were assessed. Cameras located at 23 locations, along varying altitude gradients, resulted in 3109 trap
nights. Using these cameras, the collected recordings have revealed a total of 22 mid-sized to large-bodied
mammals, including 19 species recorded in lowland forest areas, and 18 species in the lower montane forest
areas; 15 species were found in both habitats. Four species were exclusively detected in the lowland forest,
namely Rusa unicolor, Viverra tangalunga, Presbytis chrysomelas, and Hystrix brachyura. Three species were
detected only in the lower montane forest, namely Herpestes semitorquatus, Mustela nudipes, and Hemigalus
hosei. In the lowland forest, Macaca nemestrina was recorded with the highest naïve occupancy (naïve ψ =
1.00), while Hemigalus derbyanus had the highest naïve occupancy (naïve ψ = 0.93) in the lower montane
forest. The temporal diel activity patterns of selected species in the two habitats have shown relatively close
similarities, with overlapping patterns ranging between 67–90%. The further conservation of a large area,
which encompasses mountainous ranges, is recommended to facilitate the conservation efficacy of such
Protected Areas and for supporting diverse, mid-sized to large-bodied mammals in Borneo. |
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