Temporal Partitioning of the Sympatric Large Terrestrial Mammals in Utilizing the Natural Saltlicks at a Commercial Forest Reserve of Northern Borneo

Lim, Wing Shen and Andy Russel Mojiol and Sanchez Vincent John (2023) Temporal Partitioning of the Sympatric Large Terrestrial Mammals in Utilizing the Natural Saltlicks at a Commercial Forest Reserve of Northern Borneo. Asian Journal of Conservation Biology, 12 (2). pp. 189-200. ISSN 2278-7666

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Abstract

A sign of temporal partitioning is detected between the Sambar Deer (Rusa unicolor), Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus morio), Bearded Pig (Sus barbatus), and Banteng (Bos javanicus), when using the natural saltlicks at Segaliud-Lokan Forest Reserve in Sabah, Borneo, although the effects of habitat conditions and interspecific competition on the given matter remain uncertain for now. A camera trapping survey was conducted in this study, to examine the variability in both the diel activity patterns and visitation frequencies of the four sympatric species across four local saltlicks. The diel activity patterns of these four sympatric species were shaped by the habitat conditions, which resulted in a distinct temporal partitioning, unlike the interspecific competition that only contributed to a minor temporal partitioning, between certain two sympatric species using a specific saltlick. Their visitation frequencies were associated with their respective adopted diel activity patterns and levels of lick dependency for regular mineral intake, hence confirming their variation across different saltlicks and times of the day. Further research is required in the future to scientifically validate the given matter.

Item Type:	Article
Keyword:	Commercial Forest Reserve, Temporal Partitioning, Large Terrestrial Mammals, Natural Saltlick, Visitation Pattern
Subjects:	Q Science > QK Botany > QK1-989 Botany > QK1-474.5 General Including geographical distribution Q Science > QL Zoology > QL1-991 Zoology > QL1-355 General Including geographical distribution
Department:	FACULTY > Faculty of Tropical Forestry
Depositing User:	SITI AZIZAH BINTI IDRIS -
Date Deposited:	08 Feb 2024 10:01
Last Modified:	08 Feb 2024 10:01
URI:	https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/38136

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