Inventory of Mammals using Camera Traps: A Baseline Study for an Ecosystem Restoration Concession in the Bukit Tigapuluh Landscape, Sumatra
Keywords:
Sumatra, mammal, biodiversity, conservation, forestAbstract
An inventory of resident mammal species was conducted in an ecosystem restoration concession located roughly in the geographical center of the Indonesian island of Sumatra. To assess the diversity of the resident mammalian fauna in major habitat types and to establish baselines for future monitoring programs, two camera trap surveys were implemented. The result of both surveys was similar, revealing the presence of a large variety of native mammals with 32 species of 15 different families, 56% of which are listed as either Vulnerable, Near Threatened, Endangered, or Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List of 2019. Overall, the encountered diversity of mammal species indicates that the surveyed concession is still comparatively intact and suitable as a habitat for native animals and confirms the importance of the area for mammal conservation in the region.
References
Bray, J.R. and Curtis, J.T. 1957. An ordination of the upland forest communities of southern Wisconsin. Ecological Monographs, 27: 325–349.
Broich, M., Hansen, M., Stolle, F., Potapov, P., Margono, B.A., and Adusei, B. 2011. Remotely sensed forest cover loss shows high spatial and temporal variation across Sumatera and Kalimantan, Indonesia 2000–2008. Environmental Research Letters, 6: 1–9.
Deagle, B.E., Thomas, A.C., McInnes, J.C., Clarke, L.J., Vesterinen, E.J., Clare, E.L., Kartzinel, T.R., and Eveson, J.P. 2018. Counting with DNA in metabarcoding studies: How should we convert sequence reads to dietary data?. Molecular Ecology, 28: 391–406.
Duckworth, J.W., Holden, J., Eaton, J., Meijaard, E., Long, B., and Abramov, A.V. 2016. Mustela lutreolina. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T14019A45200228. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T14019A4 5200228.en. (30 June 2022).
Eaton, J.A. 2009. An observation of Indonesian Mountain Weasel Mustela lutreolina at Gunung Kerinci, Sumatra, Indonesia. Small Carnivore Conservation, 40: 27–28.
Ellis, S. & Talukdar, B. 2020. Dicerorhinus sumatrensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T6553A18493355. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T6553A18493355.en. (30 June 2022).
Francis, C.M. 2008. A field guide to the mammals of southeast Asia. New Holland Publishers Ltd, London, 392 pp.
Hearn, A., Ross, J., Bernard, H., Bakar, S., Goossens, B., Hunter, L., and Macdonald, D. 2019. Responses of Sunda clouded leopard Neofelis diardi population density to anthropogenic disturbance: Refining estimates of its conservation status in Sabah. Oryx, 53(4): 643-653.
Holden, J. 2006. Small carnivores in central Sumatra. Small Carnivore Conservation, 34: 35–38.
Holden, J. and Meijaard, E. 2012. An orange-coloured collared Mongoose Herpestes semitorquatus from Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia. Small Carnivore Conservation, 47: 26–29.
Hsieh, T.C., Ma, K.H., and Chao, A. 2016. iNEXT: an R package for rarefaction and extrapolation of species diversity (Hill numbers). Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 7: 1451-1456.
IUCN. 2020. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Available from: https://www.iucnredlist.org/ (30 Jun 2022).
Jennings, A.P., Naim, M., Advento A.D., Aryawan, A.A.K., Sudharto, Caliman, J.P., Verwilghen, A., and Veron, G. 2015. Diversity and occupancy of small carnivores within oil palm plantations in central Sumatra, Indonesia. Mammal Research, 60: 181–188.
Kelle, D. 2012. Reintroduction of Sumatran Orangutans (Pongo abelii): Implications for Conservation. Freiburg University, Freiburg, 159 pp.
Linkie, M., Achmad, I., Nugroho, A., and Dinata, Y. 2008. Conserving tigers Panthera tigris in selectively logged Sumatran forests. Biological Conservation, 141: 2410–2415.
Margono, B.A., Turubanova, S., Zhuravleva, I., Potapov, P., Tyukavina, A., Baccini, A., Goetz, S., and Hansen, M. 2012. Mapping and monitoring deforestation and forest degradation in Sumatra (Indonesia) using Landsat time-series data sets from 1990 to 2010. Environmental Research Letters, 7: 1–16.
McCarthy, J.L. and Fuller, T.K. 2014. Records of small carnivores from Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park, southern Sumatra, Indonesia. Small Carnivore Conservation, 51: 59–63.
McCarthy, J., Holden, J., Martyr, D., and McCarthy, K. 2019. Nesolagus netscheri. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T14662A45178557. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/ 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T14662A45178557.en. (30 June 2022).
Menteri Kehutanan. 2004. Peraturan Menteri Kehutanan Nomor : SK.159/Menhut-II/2004 - Restorasi Ekosistem Di Kawasan Hutan Produksi (Decree). Kementerian Kehutanan dan Lingkungan Hidup, Jakarta, 4 pp.
Moßbrucker, A.M. 2014. Tiger protection patrols and Tiger population monitoring in the Bukit Tigapuluh Landscape (Report). Frankfurt Zoological Society, Jambi, 40 pp.
Moßbrucker, A.M., Apriyana, I., Fickel, J., Imron, M.A., Pudyatmoko, S., and Sumardi. 2015. Non-invasive genotyping of sumatran Elephants: Implications for conservation. Tropical Conservation Science, 8: 745–759.
Moßbrucker, A.M., Fleming, C.H., Imron, M.A., Pudyatmoko, S., and Sumardi. 2016. AKDEc home range size and habitat selection of Sumatran elephants. Wildlife Research, 43: 566–575.
Moßbrucker, A.M., Pratje, P.H, and Imron, M.A. 2020. Otter Civet Cynogale bennettii and other small carnivores recorded in the Bukit Tigapuluh Landscape, Sumatra, Indonesia. Small Carnivore Conservation, 58: e58002.
Nijman, V., Ardiansyah, A., Bergin, D., Birot, H., Brown, E., Langgeng, A., Morcatty, T., Spaan, D., Siriwat, P., Imron, M.A., and Nekaris, K.A.I. 2019. Dynamics of illegal wildlife trade in Indonesian markets over two decades, illustrated by trade in Sunda Leopard Cats. Biodiversity, 20(1): 27–40.
Ondov, B.D., Bergman, N.H., and Phillippy, A.M. 2011. Interactive metagenomic visualization in a web browser. BMC Bioinformatics, 12: 1-9.
Phan, T.D., Nijhawan, S., Li, S. and Xiao, L. 2020. Capricornis sumatraensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020:
e.T162916735A162916910. Available from: https://dx.doi.org /10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T162916735A162916910. en. (30 June 2022).
Pratje, P.H. and Sitompul, A.F. 2009. Resource Base Inventory - Implementation of Conservation in Bukit Tigapuluh Ecosystem. Frankfurt Zoological Society, Jambi, 150 pp.
Pusparini, W. and Sibarani, M.C. 2014. The first record of Indonesian mountain Weasel Mustela lutreolina from northern Sumatra, Indonesia. Small Carnivore Conservation, 51: 92–95.
Rowcliffe, J.M. and Carbone, C. 2008. Surveys using camera traps: Are we looking to a brighter future?. Animal Conservation, 11: 185–186.
Rubiana, R., Rizali, A., Denmead, L. H., Alamsari, W., Hidayat, P., Pudjianto, Hindayana, D., Clough, Y., Tscharnke, T., and Buchori, D. 2015. Agricultural land use alters species composition but not species richness of ant communities. Asian Myrmecology, 7: 1-13.
Semiadi, G., Ross, J., Hearn, A. J., Macdonald, D. W., Mathai, J., Augeri, D. M., Fredriksson, G., Rustam, Raymond, A., Hall, J., Heydon, M., Brodie, J.M., Giordano, A., Marshall, A.J., Eaton, J.A., Mohammed, A., Samejima, H., Belant, J.L., Kramer-Schadt, S., and Wilting, A. 2016. Predicted distribution of the masked palm civet Paguma larvata (Mammalia: Carnivora: Viverridae) on Borneo. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement, 33: 89-95.
Shepherd, C. R. 2012. Observations on small carnivores in Jakarta wildlife markets, Indonesia, with notes on trade in Javan Ferret Badger Melogale orientalis and on the increasing demand for Common Palm Civet Paradoxurus hermaphroditus for civet coffee production. Small Carnivore Conservation, 4: 38–41.
Shaik, C.P. and Griffiths, M. 1996. Activity periods of Indonesian rainforest mammals. Biotropica, 28: 105–112.
Sunarto, Sollmann, R., Mohamed, A., and Kelly, M.J. 2013. Camera trapping for the study and conservation of tropical carnivores. The Raffles Bulleting of Zoology, 28: 21–42.
Suyanto, A. 2001. Kelelawar di Indonesia. Puslitbang Biologi - LIPI, Bogor, 111 pp.
Tobler, M.W., Carrillo-Percastegui, S.E., Pitman, L.R., Mares, R. and Powell, G. 2008. An evaluation of camera traps for inventorying large- and medium-sized terrestrial rainforest mammals. Animal Conservation, 11: 169–178.
Trolliet, F., Huynen, M., Vermeulen, C. and Hambuckers, A. 2014. Use of camera traps for wildlife studies: A review. Biotechnology Agronomy Social Environment, 18: 446–454.
Veron, G., Gaubert, P., Franklin, N., Jennings, A.P., and Grassman, L.I. 2006. A reassessment of the distribution and taxonomy of the endangered Otter Civet Cynogale bennettii (Carnivora: Viverridae) of Southeast Asia. Oryx, 40: 42–49.
Widodo, F.A., Hanny, S., Utomo, E.H.S., Zulfahmi, Kusdianto, Septayuda, E., Tugio, Panjaitan, E., Subali, L., Suprianto, A., Parakkasi, K., Fadhli, N., Sukmantoro, W., Budianti, I., and Sunarto. 2017. Tigers and their prey in Bukit Rimbang Baling: Abundance baseline for effective wildlife reserve management. Jurnal Ilmu Kehutanan, 11: 118–129.
Wilting, A., Brodie, J., Cheyne, S., Hearn, A., Lynam, A., Mathai, J., McCarthy, J., Meijaard, E., Mohammed, A., Ross, J., Sunarto, and Traeholt, C. 2015a. Prionailurus planiceps. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T18148A50662095. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T18148A50662095.en. (30 June 2022).
Wilting, A., Duckworth, J.W., Meijaard, E., Ross, J., Hearn, A., and Ario, A. 2015b. Mydaus javanensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T41628A45209955. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T41628A4 5209955.en. (30 June 2022).
Wright, L., de Silva, P.K., Chan, B., Reza Lubis, I. and Basak, S. 2021. Aonyx cinereus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T44166A164580923. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T44166A1 64580923.en. (30 June 2022).
Downloads
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
Chulalongkorn University. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, translated, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior written permission of the publisher
