Predicted distribution of the marbled cat Pardofelis marmorata (Mammalia: Carnivora: Felidae) on Borneo
Little is known about the ecology of the rare marbled cat Pardofelis marmorata on Borneo. In addition, the little information that is available on the species often comes from incidental sightings. Here we use the MaxEnt algorithm to produce a habitat suitability map for this species based on a co...
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| description | Little is known about the ecology of the rare marbled cat Pardofelis marmorata on Borneo. In addition,
the little information that is available on the species often comes from incidental sightings. Here we use the
MaxEnt algorithm to produce a habitat suitability map for this species based on a compilation of existing data. We
collected 105 marbled cat occurrence records for Borneo, of which 27 (Balanced Model) or 69 (Spatial Filtering
Model) were used to estimate potential habitat suitability. The resulting relative habitat suitability map showed
key conservation areas in Borneo. According to these results it appears that the most suitable habitats for marbled
cat are lowland forests, but these forests are most threatened by deforestation and other anthropogenic activities.
It is imperative to develop appropriate conservation strategies for the marbled cat on Borneo, including long-term
research and monitoring, reduction of human disturbances in lowland forests, increased data-sharing and research
networking, and stakeholder involvement for conservation planning and activities. |
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| spelling | unimas-161622017-05-08T04:04:16Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/16162/ Predicted distribution of the marbled cat Pardofelis marmorata (Mammalia: Carnivora: Felidae) on Borneo Rustam, Rustam Hearn, Andrew J. Ross, Joanna Wilting, Andreas Jayasilan, Mohd. Azlan QL Zoology Little is known about the ecology of the rare marbled cat Pardofelis marmorata on Borneo. In addition, the little information that is available on the species often comes from incidental sightings. Here we use the MaxEnt algorithm to produce a habitat suitability map for this species based on a compilation of existing data. We collected 105 marbled cat occurrence records for Borneo, of which 27 (Balanced Model) or 69 (Spatial Filtering Model) were used to estimate potential habitat suitability. The resulting relative habitat suitability map showed key conservation areas in Borneo. According to these results it appears that the most suitable habitats for marbled cat are lowland forests, but these forests are most threatened by deforestation and other anthropogenic activities. It is imperative to develop appropriate conservation strategies for the marbled cat on Borneo, including long-term research and monitoring, reduction of human disturbances in lowland forests, increased data-sharing and research networking, and stakeholder involvement for conservation planning and activities. National University of Singapore 2016 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/16162/1/Predicted%20distribution%20of%20the%20marbled%20%28abstract%29.pdf Rustam, Rustam and Hearn, Andrew J. and Ross, Joanna and Wilting, Andreas and Jayasilan, Mohd. Azlan (2016) Predicted distribution of the marbled cat Pardofelis marmorata (Mammalia: Carnivora: Felidae) on Borneo. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 33. pp. 157-164. ISSN 2345-7600 (electronic) ISSN 0217-2445 (print) https://www.researchgate.net/publication/303792012 |
| spellingShingle | QL Zoology Rustam, Rustam Hearn, Andrew J. Ross, Joanna Wilting, Andreas Jayasilan, Mohd. Azlan Predicted distribution of the marbled cat Pardofelis marmorata (Mammalia: Carnivora: Felidae) on Borneo |
| title | Predicted distribution of the marbled cat Pardofelis marmorata (Mammalia: Carnivora: Felidae) on Borneo |
| title_full | Predicted distribution of the marbled cat Pardofelis marmorata (Mammalia: Carnivora: Felidae) on Borneo |
| title_fullStr | Predicted distribution of the marbled cat Pardofelis marmorata (Mammalia: Carnivora: Felidae) on Borneo |
| title_full_unstemmed | Predicted distribution of the marbled cat Pardofelis marmorata (Mammalia: Carnivora: Felidae) on Borneo |
| title_short | Predicted distribution of the marbled cat Pardofelis marmorata (Mammalia: Carnivora: Felidae) on Borneo |
| title_sort | predicted distribution of the marbled cat pardofelis marmorata (mammalia: carnivora: felidae) on borneo |
| topic | QL Zoology |
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