Publication: Density and biomass of large herbivores and other mammals in a dry tropical forest, western Thailand
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1993-01-01
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14697831
02664674
02664674
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2-s2.0-0027804297
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Mahidol University
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Journal of Tropical Ecology. Vol.9, No.1 (1993), 33-43
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Sompoad Srikosamatara Density and biomass of large herbivores and other mammals in a dry tropical forest, western Thailand. Journal of Tropical Ecology. Vol.9, No.1 (1993), 33-43. doi:10.1017/S026646740000691X Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/22516
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Density and biomass of large herbivores and other mammals in a dry tropical forest, western Thailand
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Density and biomass of four ungulate species, elephant (Elephas maximus) and seven other mammal species were estimated in an area of about 50 km2in a dry tropical forest in Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary, western Thailand. Density estimations employed line transects, using either direct sightings or indirect signs. Total biomass of these ungulates and elephant was 1450 kg km-2 which was lower than that found in a well protected and managed area of similar forest, Nagarahole National Park, in India. This is due to the intensive poaching activity and the lack of wildlife management in this study site. Three species of ungulate, banteng (Bos javanicus), gaur (Bos gaums) and sambar deer (Cervus unicolor), contributed over 70% of the estimated herbivore biomass. This situation is similar to that found in other parts of Asia. The high biomass of a subterranean mammal, Cannomys badius, has not been documented elsewhere in Asia; this species probably influences the forest dynamics and ecology of small carnivores in this area. © 1993, Cambridge University Press. All rights reserved.