From Protected Habitat to Agricultural Land: Dogs and Small Mammals Link Habitats in Northern Thailand
Issued Date
2023-12-01
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eISSN
26734133
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85180664866
Journal Title
Ecologies
Volume
4
Issue
4
Start Page
671
End Page
685
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SCOPUS
Bibliographic Citation
Ecologies Vol.4 No.4 (2023) , 671-685
Suggested Citation
Thinphovong C., Kritiyakan A., Chakngean R., Paladsing Y., Makaew P., Labadie M., Mahuzier C., Phimpraphai W., Morand S., Chaisiri K. From Protected Habitat to Agricultural Land: Dogs and Small Mammals Link Habitats in Northern Thailand. Ecologies Vol.4 No.4 (2023) , 671-685. 685. doi:10.3390/ecologies4040044 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/95667
Title
From Protected Habitat to Agricultural Land: Dogs and Small Mammals Link Habitats in Northern Thailand
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Abstract
Wildlife communities are positively affected by ecological restoration and reforestation. Understanding the dynamics of mammal communities along a gradient of a human-dominated habitat to a protected habitats, right up to a reforestation habitat, is crucial for assessing the effects of reforestation on conservation biology and disease ecology. We used data obtained from a set of camera traps and live traps implemented in the “Spillover Interface” project. A network analysis showed that the reforested area was central in the sharing of mammal species between human-dominated habitats, such as plantations, and the protected area. A network analysis also confirmed the centrality of the domestic dog and the rodent Rattus tanezumi (R. tanezumi) in shared habitats and the co-occurrence with other mammal species. This rodent species was previously mentioned as a bridge species between habitats favouring disease transmission. This study is a first step to identify potential reservoirs and habitat interfaces associated with the risk of zoonotic diseases and pathogen spillover.