Effects of habitat fragmentation on the movement patterns and dispersal ability of the brown spiny rat (Maxomys rajah) in the Planted Forest Zone of Sarawak, Eastern Malaysia

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 531-541

  Shadbolt, Antony Bruce ^a   Ragai, Roslina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b Grand Perfect Sdn Bhd   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Acacia mangium; Brown spiny rat; Habitat fragmentation; Maxomys rajah; Planted forests; Reintroduction; Sarawak; Spool and line; Translocation

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; DISPERSAL; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; LEGUME; METAPOPULATION; MOVEMENT; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REINTRODUCTION; RODENT; TRANSLOCATION; WOODY DEBRIS;

EAST MALAYSIA; MALAYSIA; SARAWAK;

ACACIA; ACACIA MANGIUM; MAXOMYS RAJAH; RATTUS;

EID: 76449093031     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-009-9729-9     Document Type: Article

References (36)

1. Bakker VJ (2006) Microhabitat features influence the movements of red squirrels (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) on unfamiliar ground. J Mamm 87(1): 124-130.
2. Boitani L, Catullo G, Marzetti I, Masi M, Rulli M, Savini S (2006) The Southeast Asian mammal databank; a tool for conservation and monitoring mammal diversity in Southeast Asia. Instituto di Ecologia Applicata, Roma.
3. Brinkerhoff RJ, Haddad NM, Orrock JL (2005) Corridors and olfactory predator cues affect small mammal behavior. J Mamm 86(4): 662-669.
4. Chan B, Kho PCS, Lee HS (1998) In: Proceedings of planted forests in Sarawak; an international conference. Forest Department Sarawak, Sarawak Timber Association, Sarawak Development Institute.
5. Chapman CA, Naughton-Treves L, lawes MJ, Wasserman MD, Gillespie TR (2007) Population declines of colobus in Western Uganda and conservation value of forest fragments. Int J Primatol 28: 513-528.
6. Debinski DM, Holt RD (1999) A survey and overview of habitat fragmentation experiments. Conserv Biol 14(2): 342-355.
7. Desrochers A, Hanski IK, Selonen V (2003) Siberian flying squirrel responses to high- and low-contrast forest edges. Landsc Ecol 18: 543-552.
8. Diffendorfer JE, Gaines MS, Holt RD (1995) Habitat fragmentation and movement of three small mammals-Sigmodon, Microtus and Peromyscus. Ecology 76(3): 827-839.
9. Fahrig L, Merriam G (1994) Conservation of fragmented populations. Conserv Biol 8: 50-59.
10. Harrington GN, Freeman AND, Crome FHJ (2001) The effects of fragmentation of an Australian tropical rain forest on populations and assemblages of small mammals. J Trop Ecol 17: 225-240.
11. Hin HK, Lading E (2000) Development of Lanjak-Entiman wildlife sanctuary as a totally protected area, phase II; a species inventory of small mammals for the development of Lanjak-Entiman wildlife sanctuary. ITTO Workshop Proceedings.
12. Innes J, Watts C, Fitzgerald N, Thornburrow D, Burns B, Mackay J, Speedy C (2007) Behaviour of invader ship (roof, black) rats behind pest-proof fences. Xclude It; Issue 3. Xcluder Pest Proof Fencing Company, Cambridge, New Zealand.
13. Jacquemyn H, Butaye J, Hermy M (2003) Impacts of restored patch density and distance from natural forests on colonization success. Restor Ecol 11(4): 417-423.
14. Maryanto I, Kartono AP, Sinaga MAH (2000) Survey of mammals on different land use types. In: Gillison AN (ed) Above ground biodiversity assessment working group summary report 1996-1999: impact of different land uses on biodiversity and social indicators. ASB Working Group Report, ICRAF, Nairobi.
15. McAdam AG, Kramer DL (1998) Vigilance as a benefit of intermittent locomotion in small mammals. Animal Behav 55: 109-117.
16. McConkey KR (2005) Influence of faeces on seed removal from gibbon droppings in a dipterocarp forest in Central Borneo. J Trop Ecol 12: 117-120.
17. Miura S, Yasuda M, Ratnam LC (1997) Who steals the fruits? Monitoring frugivory of mammals in a tropical rain forest. Malay Nat J 50: 183-193.
18. Murcia C (1995) Edge effects in fragmented forests: implications for conservation. Trends Ecol Evol 10: 58-62.
19. Nakagawa M, Miguchi H, Sato K, Nakashizuka T (2007a) A preliminary study of two sympatric Maxomys rats in Sarawak, Malaysia: spacing patterns and population dynamics. Raffles Bull Zool 55(2): 381-387.
20. Nakagawa M, Miguchi H, Sato K, Sakai S, Nakashizuka T (2007b) Population dynamics of arboreal and terrestrial small mammals in a tropical rainforest, Sarawak, Malaysia. Raffles Bull Zool 55(2): 389-395.
21. Oderdonk DA, Chapman CA (2000) Coping with forest fragmentation: the primates of Kibale National Park, Uganda. Int J Primatol 21(4): 587-611.
22. Padoch C, Peluso NL (2003) Borneo people and forests in transition: an introduction. In: Padoch C, Peluso NL (eds) Borneo in transition: people, forests, conservation and development. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK.
23. Payne J, Francis CM (2005) A field guide to the mammals of Borneo. The Sabah Society, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia.
24. Salwasser H, Schonewald-Cox C, Baker R (1996) The role of interagency cooperation in managing for viable populations. In: Soule ME (ed) Viable populations for conservation. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK.
25. Silvertown J (1990) Introduction to plant population ecology, 2nd edn. Longman Scientific and Technical, Essex, UK.
26. Spellerberg IF, Sawyer JWD (1999) An introduction to applied biogeography. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK.
27. Stuebing RB (2005) Wildlife conservation in the planted forests of Sarawak: blind ambition? In: Tuen AA, Das I (eds) Wallace in Sarawak-150 years later. An international conference on biogeography and biodiversity. Institute of Biodiversity and Environmental Conservation, Universiti Malaysia, Sarawak, Kota Samarahan.
28. Stuebing RB, Gasis J (1989) A survey of small mammals within a Sabah tree plantation in Malaysia. J Trop Ecol 5: 203-214.
29. Waldien DL, Hayes JP, Huso MMP (2006) Use of downed wood by Townsend's chipmunks (Tamias townsendii) in Western Oregon. J Mamm 87(3): 454-460.
30. Wells KL (2005) Impacts of rainforest logging on non-volant small mammal assemblages in Borneo. Thesis, Department of Experimental Ecology, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany.
31. Wells K, Pfeiffer M, Lakim MB, Linsenmair KE (2004) Use of arboreal and terrestrial space by a small mammal community in a tropical rain forest in Borneo, Malaysia. J Biogeogr 31: 641-652.
32. Wheatley M, Fisher JT, Larsen K, Litke J, Boutin S (2005) Using GIS to relate small mammal abundance and landscape structure at multiple spatial extents: the northern flying squirrel in Alberta, Canada. J Appl Ecol 42: 577-586.
33. Woon WC, Norini H (2002) Trends in Malaysian forest policy. Policy Trend Report 2002, pp 12-28.
34. Yasuda M, Miura S, Nor Azman H (2000) Evidence for food hoarding behaviour in terrestrial rodents in Pasoh Forest Reserve, a Malaysian lowland rain forest. J Trop For Sci 12(1): 164-173.
35. Yasuda M, Ishii N, Okuda T, Nor Azman H (2003) Small mammal community: habitat preference and effects after selective logging. In: Okuda T, Manokaran N, Matsumoto Y, Niiyama K, Thomas SC, Ashton PS (eds) Pasoh: ecology of a lowland rain forest in Southeast Asia. Springer-Verlag, Tokyo, pp 533-546.
36. Zollner PA, Crane KJ (2003) Influence of canopy closure and shrub coverage on travel along coarse woody debris by eastern chipmunks (Tamais striatus). Am Midl Nat 150: 151-157.