Rustam Rustam and Andrew J Hearn and Joanna Ross and Raymond Alfred and Hiromitsu Samejima and Matthew J Heydon and M Cheyne and Jedediah Brodie and Anthony J Giordano and Henry Bernard and Ramesh Boonratana and Azlan Mohamed and Jayasilan Mohd-Azlan and D. M. Augeri and James Eaton and Jason Hon and J Andrew and John Mathai and Gono Semiadi and David Macdonald and Christine Breitenmoser (2016) Predicted distribution of the marbled cat Pardofelis marmorata (Mammalia: Carnivora: Felidae) on Borneo. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 33. pp. 157-164. ISSN 0217-2445
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Abstract
Little is known about the ecology of the rare marbled cat Pardofelis marmorata on Borneo. In addition, the little information that is available on the species often comes from incidental sightings. Here we use the MaxEnt algorithm to produce a habitat suitability map for this species based on a compilation of existing data. We collected 105 marbled cat occurrence records for Borneo, of which 27 (Balanced Model) or 69 (Spatial Filtering Model) were used to estimate potential habitat suitability. The resulting relative habitat suitability map showed key conservation areas in Borneo. According to these results it appears that the most suitable habitats for marbled cat are lowland forests, but these forests are most threatened by deforestation and other anthropogenic activities.It is imperative to develop appropriate conservation strategies for the marbled cat on Borneo, including long-term research and monitoring, reduction of human disturbances in lowland forests, increased data-sharing and research networking, and stakeholder involvement for conservation planning and activities.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Keyword: | Borneo Carnivore Symposium , Brunei , Conservation priorities , Habitat suitability index , Species distribution modelling , Survey gaps , Indonesia , Malaysia |
| Subjects: | Q Science > QL Zoology |
| Department: | INSTITUTE > Institute for Tropical Biology and Conservation |
| Depositing User: | NORAINI LABUK - |
| Date Deposited: | 22 Mar 2018 09:57 |
| Last Modified: | 22 Mar 2018 09:57 |
| URI: | https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/19304 |
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