Distribution of Wildlife and Illegal Human Activities in the Lampi Marine National Park (Myanmar). (14th January 2019)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- Distribution of Wildlife and Illegal Human Activities in the Lampi Marine National Park (Myanmar). (14th January 2019)
- Main Title:
- Distribution of Wildlife and Illegal Human Activities in the Lampi Marine National Park (Myanmar)
- Authors:
- Bisi, Francesco
Gagliardi, Alessandra
Cremonesi, Giacomo
Colombo, Roberto
Mazzamuto, Maria Vittoria
Wauters, Lucas Armand
Preatoni, Damiano Giovanni
Martinoli, Adriano - Abstract:
- Summary: Asian tropical forests are among the most affected by overhunting of wildlife species. Bushmeat is not just a source of food, but is also often seen as an income source due to the increasing regional demand for wildlife products. In this study, we assess for the first time the medium- and large-size vertebrate species present in Lampi Marine National Park (Myanmar) using camera traps and opportunistic sightings, and we use data from law enforcement patrolling to identify areas where poaching activities occur. Nineteen different terrestrial vertebrate species were observed in the Park, five of which are listed as globally threatened, while illegal activities were recorded at 107 locations. We estimated wildlife and human distributions using the maximum-entropy (i.e., MaxEnt) algorithm. Human activities were widely distributed in the Park, and areas selected by people were those at lower elevations and mainly in evergreen or semi-evergreen forests where most of the species occur. These models could improve knowledge of species presence and of the potential risk to wildlife associated with human activities. The modelling of wildlife and human presence proved to be useful for identifying areas that would receive special attention during patrolling, management and conservation actions.
- Is Part Of:
- Environmental conservation. Volume 46:Number 2(2019)
- Journal:
- Environmental conservation
- Issue:
- Volume 46:Number 2(2019)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 46, Issue 2 (2019)
- Year:
- 2019
- Volume:
- 46
- Issue:
- 2
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2019-0046-0002-0000
- Page Start:
- 163
- Page End:
- 170
- Publication Date:
- 2019-01-14
- Subjects:
- camera trap, -- MaxEnt, -- patrolling, -- mammals, -- tropical forest, -- poaching
Environmental protection -- Periodicals
363.7 - Journal URLs:
- http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=ENC ↗
- DOI:
- 10.1017/S0376892918000486 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 0376-8929
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- Legaldeposit
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