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From Protected Habitat to Agricultural Land: Dogs and Small Mammals Link Habitats in Northern Thailand
- Source :
- Ecologies, Vol 4, Iss 4, Pp 671-685 (2023)
- Publication Year :
- 2023
- Publisher :
- MDPI AG, 2023.
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Abstract
- Wildlife communities are positively affected by ecological restoration and reforestation. Understanding the dynamics of mammal communities along a gradient of a human-dominated habitat to a protected habitats, right up to a reforestation habitat, is crucial for assessing the effects of reforestation on conservation biology and disease ecology. We used data obtained from a set of camera traps and live traps implemented in the “Spillover Interface” project. A network analysis showed that the reforested area was central in the sharing of mammal species between human-dominated habitats, such as plantations, and the protected area. A network analysis also confirmed the centrality of the domestic dog and the rodent Rattus tanezumi (R. tanezumi) in shared habitats and the co-occurrence with other mammal species. This rodent species was previously mentioned as a bridge species between habitats favouring disease transmission. This study is a first step to identify potential reservoirs and habitat interfaces associated with the risk of zoonotic diseases and pathogen spillover.
- Subjects :
- camera traps
live traps
mammals
rodents
land use
reforestation
Ecology
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 26734133
- Volume :
- 4
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Ecologies
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.1294c29a6c1d4c1a911656ea5505f381
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/ecologies4040044