Habitat associations of the Sunda stink-badger Mydaus javanensis in three forest reserves in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo

Abstract Mite biodiversity and distribution in Malaysia is currently understudied. Most previous works on Malaysian Acari have focused on pest organisms of medical, veterinary, and agricultural concern, with a few recent studies centered on mites in forensic contexts. Previous literatures have targeted collection sites in forest reserves and/or mountains in either Peninsular or Malaysian Borneo, though the state of Sarawak had the least publications related to mite species descriptions despite having the highest number of nature parks of any state in the country. Most publications focused on the three states Selangor, Pahang and Sabah. Most of the mite species reported were from mammals (66.3%), with fewer species from birds (21.7%), arthropods (11.2%), and reptiles (0.8%). We believe that further work on the systematic documentation of mite species throughout Malaysia is necessary as it could generate useful tools, such as the use of mites as biogeographical markers or as forensic indicators. Therefore, this review catalogs mite species that have been documented in or on animal hosts in Malaysia and serves as a foundation for future work.

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Stream Amphibian Detectability and Habitat Associations in a Reduced Impact Logging Concession in Malaysian Borneo

Journal of Herpetology ◽

10.1670/19-136 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 54 (4) ◽

Author(s):

Sami Asad ◽

Jesse F. Abrams ◽

Roshan Guharajan ◽

Julsun Sikui ◽

Andreas Wilting ◽

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Keyword(s):

Habitat Associations ◽

Reduced Impact Logging ◽

Malaysian Borneo

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Density of the Vulnerable Sunda clouded leopard Neofelis diardi in two commercial forest reserves in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo

Oryx ◽

10.1017/s0030605311001694 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 46 (3) ◽

pp. 423-426 ◽

Cited By ~ 29

Author(s):

Andreas Wilting ◽

Azlan Mohamed ◽

Laurentius N. Ambu ◽

Peter Lagan ◽

Sam Mannan ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Management Practices ◽

Iucn Red List ◽

Separate Species ◽

Density Estimates ◽

Clouded Leopard ◽

Forest Reserves ◽

Protected Forests ◽

Capture Recapture ◽

Commercial Forest ◽

Malaysian Borneo

AbstractRecently the Sunda clouded leopard Neofelis diardi was recognized as a separate species distinct from the clouded leopard Neofelis nebulosa of mainland Asia. Both species are categorized as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Little is known about the newly identified species and, in particular, information from forests outside protected areas is scarce. Here we present one of the first density estimates calculated with spatial capture–recapture models using camera-trap data. In two commercial forest reserves in Sabah (both certified for their sustainable management practices) the density of the Sunda clouded leopard was estimated to be c. 1 per 100 km2 (0.84±SE 0.42 and 1.04±SE 0.58). The presence of the Sunda clouded leopard in such forests is encouraging for its conservation but additional studies from other areas, including protected forests, are needed to compare and evaluate these densities.

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The Bornean carnivore community: lessons from a little-known guild

10.1093/oso/9780198759805.003.0014 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Joanna Ross ◽

Andrew J. Hearn ◽

David W. Macdonald

Keyword(s):

Species Coexistence ◽

Activity Patterns ◽

Niche Differentiation ◽

Habitat Associations ◽

Forest Fragments ◽

Temporal Partitioning ◽

Palm Civet ◽

Species Activity ◽

Logged Forest ◽

Malaysian Borneo

Niche differentiation reduces competition between species and modifies predation risk such that species coexistence is promoted. Temporal partitioning is a type of niche differentiation that has only relatively recently been specifically investigated. In this chapter, data from 515 camera trap stations from Sabah, Malaysian Borneo is used to describe the presence, habitat associations and activity patterns of Bornean carnivores and to investigate temporal partitioning between species. Primary and old logged forest were the most species rich sites and small forest fragments and oil palm plantations supported the fewest species. Species’ activity patterns within families were more similar than those between families. Only the masked palm civet and sun bear showed variation in activity among habitats. Considering the species as rough trophic groups rather than families revealed that each group contained both diurnal and nocturnal species, which presumably helps to promote coexistence between the musteloids and other species in each group.

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Density and habitat use of the leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) in three commercial forest reserves in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo

Journal of Mammalogy ◽

10.1644/11-mamm-a-394.1 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 94 (1) ◽

pp. 82-89 ◽

Cited By ~ 34

Author(s):

Azlan Mohamed ◽

Rahel Sollmann ◽

Henry Bernard ◽

Laurentius N. Ambu ◽

Peter Lagan ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Habitat Use ◽

Forest Reserves ◽

Leopard Cat ◽

Prionailurus Bengalensis ◽

Commercial Forest ◽

Malaysian Borneo

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Habitat Association of Klebsiella Species

Infection Control ◽

10.1017/s0195941700062603 ◽

1985 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 52-58 ◽

Cited By ~ 111

Author(s):

Susan T. Bagley

Keyword(s):

Drinking Water ◽

Gastrointestinal Tract ◽

Surface Waters ◽

Industrial Effluents ◽

Opportunistic Pathogen ◽

Habitat Associations ◽

Habitat Association ◽

Klebsiella Species ◽

Almost All ◽

Polluted Waters

AbstractThe genus Klebsiella is seemingly ubiquitous in terms of its habitat associations. Klebsiella is a common opportunistic pathogen for humans and other animals, as well as being resident or transient flora (particularly in the gastrointestinal tract). Other habitats include sewage, drinking water, soils, surface waters, industrial effluents, and vegetation. Until recently, almost all these Klebsiella have been identified as one species, ie, K. pneumoniae. However, phenotypic and genotypic studies have shown that “K. pneumoniae” actually consists of at least four species, all with distinct characteristics and habitats. General habitat associations of Klebsiella species are as follows: K. pneumoniae—humans, animals, sewage, and polluted waters and soils; K. oxytoca—frequent association with most habitats; K. terrigena— unpolluted surface waters and soils, drinking water, and vegetation; K. planticola—sewage, polluted surface waters, soils, and vegetation; and K. ozaenae/K. rhinoscleromatis—infrequently detected (primarily with humans).

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Managed forest reserves: preserving diversity

Fact Sheet ◽

10.3133/fs03403 ◽

2003 ◽

pp. 1-4

Author(s):

John Tappeiner ◽

Nathan Poage ◽

Janet L. Erickson

Keyword(s):

Managed Forest ◽

Forest Reserves

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Mehr Mut zur Wildnis (Essay) | A more courageous attitude to wilderness (essay)

Schweizerische Zeitschrift fur Forstwesen ◽

10.3188/szf.2010.0286 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 161 (8) ◽

pp. 286-290

Author(s):

Adrian Borgula

Keyword(s):

Forest Area ◽

Expert Assessment ◽

Natural State ◽

Nature Protection ◽

Forest Reserves ◽

Natural Processes ◽

Wilderness Areas ◽

Long Time ◽

Basic Functions ◽

Total Forest Area

Where nature protection is concerned, the expert assessment of an environment poses questions about its natural and cultural heritage and its potential, about how representative it may be, about biodiversity in all its facets and about its development or potential threats to its existence. Although the forest was the dominant habitat in the original natural European landscape, for a long time nature protection has devoted too little attention to it. There are diverse threats and deficiencies. However, in the Swiss forests positive developments are discernible. Thus nature protection is one of the basic functions of the forest, nature reserves are being created, the area of the forest is increasing, as are reserves of deadwood, and greater importance is being given to regeneration suited to the site. Nevertheless much remains to be done to really achieve the goal of biodiversity and sus-tainability. For this purpose segregative and integrative measures are required. Since diversity needs surface area, in the first place it must be possible to set aside as forest reserves a quarter of the total forest area, spread over the whole country and preferably as natural forest reserves, in order to start the process of a long-term restoration to the natural state. Here the conservation of natural self-regulating processes supersedes classical nature protection. With a series of further integrative measures, biodiversity must also be promoted over the whole remaining forest area and in the areas of transition to other habitats. An abundance of varied structures is the key to diversity of species. A more courageous attitude to wilderness and “untidiness” when dealing with the forest is to be recommended. Nature experiences in wilderness areas give the population the possibility of discovering diversity and natural processes and encourage respect for the innumerable other species and habitats.

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Old-growth forest reserves in Slovenia: the past, present, and future

Schweizerische Zeitschrift fur Forstwesen ◽

10.3188/szf.2012.0240 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 163 (6) ◽

pp. 240-246 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Thomas A. Nagel ◽

Jurij Diaci ◽

Dusan Rozenbergar ◽

Tihomir Rugani ◽

Dejan Firm

Keyword(s):

Stand Structure ◽

Growth Conditions ◽

Ecosystem Functions ◽

Future Research ◽

Old Growth ◽

Forest Reserves ◽

The Past ◽

Old Growth Forest ◽

Forest Remnants ◽

Basic Characteristics

Old-growth forest reserves in Slovenia: the past, present, and future Slovenia has a small number of old-growth forest remnants, as well as many forest reserves approaching old-growth conditions. In this paper, we describe some of the basic characteristics of these old-growth remnants and the history of their protection in Slovenia. We then trace the long-term development of research in these old-growth remnants, with a focus on methodological changes. We also review some of the recent findings from old-growth research in Slovenia and discuss future research needs. The conceptual understanding of how these forests work has slowly evolved, from thinking of them in terms of stable systems to more dynamic and unpredictable ones due to the influence of natural disturbances and indirect human influences. In accordance with this thinking, the methods used to study old-growth forests have changed from descriptions of stand structure to studies that address natural processes and ecosystem functions.

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Morphometric study of Kalophrynus palmatissimus at two forest reserves in Malaysia

Ecology and Evolution ◽

10.1002/ece3.7721 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Muhammad Faris Abdul Aziz ◽

Marina Mohd. Top @ Mohd. Tah ◽

Shamarina Shohaimi ◽

Nurul Izza Ab Ghani ◽

Christine Fletcher

Keyword(s):

Morphometric Study ◽

Forest Reserves

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