Mapping threatened Thai bovids provides opportunities for improved conservation outcomes in Asia.

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dc.citation.issue9
dc.citation.volume11
dc.contributor.authorHorpiencharoen W
dc.contributor.authorMuylaert RL
dc.contributor.authorMarshall JC
dc.contributor.authorJohn RS
dc.contributor.authorLynam AJ
dc.contributor.authorRiggio A
dc.contributor.authorGodfrey A
dc.contributor.authorNgoprasert D
dc.contributor.authorGale GA
dc.contributor.authorAsh E
dc.contributor.authorBisi F
dc.contributor.authorCremonesi G
dc.contributor.authorClements GR
dc.contributor.authorYindee M
dc.contributor.authorShwe NM
dc.contributor.authorPin C
dc.contributor.authorGray TNE
dc.contributor.authorAung SS
dc.contributor.authorNakbun S
dc.contributor.authorManka SG
dc.contributor.authorSteinmetz R
dc.contributor.authorPhoonjampa R
dc.contributor.authorSeuaturien N
dc.contributor.authorPhumanee W
dc.contributor.authorHayman DTS
dc.coverage.spatialEngland
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-01T21:19:31Z
dc.date.available2024-10-01T21:19:31Z
dc.date.issued2024-09-25
dc.description.abstractWild bovids provide important ecosystem functions as seed dispersers and vegetation modifiers. Five wild bovids remain in Thailand: gaur (Bos gaurus), banteng (Bos javanicus), wild water buffalo (Bubalus arnee), mainland serow (Capricornis sumatraensis) and Chinese goral (Naemorhedus griseus). Their populations and habitats have declined substantially and become fragmented by land-use change. We use ecological niche models to quantify how much potential suitable habitat for these species remains within protected areas in Asia and then specifically Thailand. We combined species occurrence data from several sources (e.g. mainly camera traps and direct observation) with environmental variables and species-specific and single, large accessible areas in ensemble models to generate suitability maps, using out-of-sample predictions to validate model performance against new independent data. Gaur, banteng and buffalo models showed reasonable model accuracy throughout the entire distribution (greater than or equal to 62%) and in Thailand (greater than or equal to 80%), whereas serow and goral models performed poorly for the entire distribution and in Thailand, though 5 km movement buffers markedly improved the performance for serow. Large suitable areas were identified in Thailand and India for gaur, Cambodia and Thailand for banteng and India for buffalo. Over 50% of suitable habitat is located outside protected areas, highlighting the need for habitat management and conflict mitigation outside protected areas.
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dc.edition.editionSeptember 2024
dc.format.pagination240574-
dc.identifier.author-urlhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39323555
dc.identifier.citationHorpiencharoen W, Muylaert RL, Marshall JC, John RS, Lynam AJ, Riggio A, Godfrey A, Ngoprasert D, Gale GA, Ash E, Bisi F, Cremonesi G, Clements GR, Yindee M, Shwe NM, Pin C, Gray TNE, Aung SS, Nakbun S, Manka SG, Steinmetz R, Phoonjampa R, Seuaturien N, Phumanee W, Hayman DTS. (2024). Mapping threatened Thai bovids provides opportunities for improved conservation outcomes in Asia.. R Soc Open Sci. 11. 9. (pp. 240574-).
dc.identifier.doi10.1098/rsos.240574
dc.identifier.elements-typejournal-article
dc.identifier.issn2054-5703
dc.identifier.number240574
dc.identifier.piirsos240574
dc.identifier.urihttps://mro.massey.ac.nz/handle/10179/71548
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherThe Royal Society
dc.publisher.urihttps://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.240574
dc.relation.isPartOfR Soc Open Sci
dc.rights(c) The author/sen
dc.rights.licenseCC BYen
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
dc.subjecthabitat suitability
dc.subjectherbivores
dc.subjectlarge mammals
dc.subjectprotected areas
dc.subjectspecies distribution
dc.subjectwildlife conservation
dc.titleMapping threatened Thai bovids provides opportunities for improved conservation outcomes in Asia.
dc.typeJournal article
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