Publication: The impact of roads on the movement of arboreal fauna in protected areas: The case of lar and pileated gibbons in Khao Yai National Park, Thailand
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2021-01-01
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14697831
02664674
02664674
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Mahidol University
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Journal of Tropical Ecology. (2021)
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Norberto Asensio, Jakkrit Kachanan, Chanpen Saralamba, Juan Manuel José-Domínguez The impact of roads on the movement of arboreal fauna in protected areas: The case of lar and pileated gibbons in Khao Yai National Park, Thailand. Journal of Tropical Ecology. (2021). doi:10.1017/S0266467421000390 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/75768
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The impact of roads on the movement of arboreal fauna in protected areas: The case of lar and pileated gibbons in Khao Yai National Park, Thailand
Abstract
The unavoidable impact of roads on arboreal fauna in protected areas has received little attention. We investigated this impact on two gibbon species in Khao Yai National Park, Thailand: two groups had home ranges traversed by roads (roadside groups) and another two lived nearby roads (interior groups). Roads partially delineated the edges of home ranges of roadside groups, and gibbons crossed them only at a few locations. Gibbons' space use decreased near roads for roadside groups and showed road reluctance as their crossing rates were smaller than those produced by a null movement model. Generalised linear models (GLMs) indicated that a long canopy gap reduced gibbons' crossing probability, whereas forest cover had a positive effect. A large part of the road network had a low probability of being crossed by gibbons according to GLMs, especially at areas around park headquarters. Roads were still relatively permeable to gibbon movement with a mean 35% crossing probability. The relatively short and narrow road network in the park constitutes a positive assessment of the standards of how roads should be built in protected areas. Nonetheless, this assessment might be the consequence of the park being set in a mountainous region with difficulties of road development.