Assessment of Habitat Suitability of Burmese Goral (Naemorhedus griseus) in Chiang Dao Wildlife Sanctuary, Chiang Mai Province, using the Maximum Entropy Model
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This study aims to assess the habitat suitability of Burmese Goral (Naemorhedus griseus) in the Chiang Dao Wildlife Sanctuary. Bioclimatic and environmental factors were collected through a series of Spatial Monitoring and Reporting Tool Patrols (SMART Patrols) from 244 coordinate locations where the presence of Burmese Goral was observed. Out of these, the most suitable bioclimatic and environmental factors were then determined using the Maxent model.
The resultant habitat suitability model of Burmese Goral (Naemorhedus griseus) in Chiang Dao Wildlife Sanctuary had a very high prediction performance with an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.857. The key factors affecting the habitat selection of Burmese Goral were elevation, precipitation, temperature, and slope. The area can be classified into four classes based on habitat suitability as lowest, low, moderate, and high, with a proportion of 67.23%, 20.07%, 5.39% and 7.32%, respectively. The most suitable habitats were located in Chiang Dao sub-district, Mae Na sub-district, Muang Ngai sub-district, and Muang Kong sub-district, which cover the area of Doi Luang Chiang Dao and Doi Nang. The results of this study indicate the key areas that can be the focus of conservation and protection measures to minimize disturbance of human activities to the survival of Burmese Goral and to safeguard the key genetic resource of this species.
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ข้าพเจ้าและผู้เขียนร่วม (ถ้ามี) ขอรับรองว่า ต้นฉบับที่เสนอมานี้ยังไม่เคยได้รับการตีพิมพ์และไม่ได้อยู่ในระหว่างกระบวนการพิจารณาตีพิมพ์ลงในวารสารหรือสิ่งตีพิมพ์อื่นใด ข้าพเจ้าและผู้เขียนร่วม (ถ้ามี) ยอมรับหลักเกณฑ์และเงื่อนไขการพิจารณาต้นฉบับ ทั้งยินยอมให้กองบรรณาธิการมีสิทธิ์พิจารณาและตรวจแก้ต้นฉบับได้ตามที่เห็นสมควร พร้อมนี้ขอมอบลิขสิทธิ์ผลงานที่ได้รับการตีพิมพ์ให้แก่วารสารวนศาสตร์ คณะวนศาสตร์ มหาวิทยาลัยเกษตรศาสตร์ กรณีมีการฟ้องร้องเรื่องการละเมิดลิขสิทธิ์เกี่ยวกับภาพ กราฟ ข้อความส่วนใดส่วนหนึ่ง หรือ ข้อคิดเห็นที่ปรากฏในผลงาน ให้เป็นความรับผิดชอบของข้าพเจ้าและผู้เขียนร่วม (ถ้ามี) แต่เพียงฝ่ายเดียว และหากข้าพเจ้าและผู้เขียนร่วม (ถ้ามี) ประสงค์ถอนบทความในระหว่างกระบวนการพิจารณาของทางวารสาร ข้าพเจ้าและผู้เขียนร่วม (ถ้ามี) ยินดีรับผิดชอบค่าใช้จ่ายทั้งหมดที่เกิดขึ้นในกระบวนการพิจารณาบทความนั้น”
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