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Wildlife conservation in Bornean timber concessions

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Title Wildlife conservation in Bornean timber concessions
 
Creator Meijaard, E.
Sheil, Douglas
Nasi, Robert
Stanley, S.E.
 
Subject biodiversity
wildlife conservation
species
ecological disturbance
hunting
logging
concession (land)
forest management
sustainability
 
Description Based on an extensive review of the literature, and broad consultation with experts, we have assessed the sensitivity of Bornean vertebrates to the direct and indirect effects of timber harvest. Well-implemented selective logging has a relatively limited direct impact on wildlife populations: few species appear quite sensitive, some benefit, some decline. However, current management practices in Indonesian Borneo generally cause a decline in wildlife populations. Guidelines for sustainable forest management are primarily focused on trees, with few specific recommendations on how to sustainably manage wildlife populations in timber concessions. Based on our findings, we provide extensive wildlife management guidelines, pointing out the importance of maintaining understory vegetation and large trees for fruit, seed, dead wood, and tree hollow production, limiting canopy gaps, and reducing hunting and wildlife trade in concessions. In addition, we provide specific management advice on high priority species of Bornean vertebrates.
 
Date 2006
2012-06-04T09:12:29Z
2012-06-04T09:12:29Z
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Meijaard, E., Sheil, D., Nasi, R., Stanley, S.E. 2006. Wildlife conservation in Bornean timber concessions . Ecology and Society 11 (1) :47; (11p.) [online] URL: http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol11/iss1/art47/. ISSN: 1708-3087.
1708-3087
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/19543
https://www.cifor.org/knowledge/publication/2129
 
Language en
 
Source Ecology and Society