Selective logging is very widespread across the tropics and can alter the habitat for myriad wildlife species. But while many studies have assessed the impacts of past logging on forest animals, far fewer have investigated how species respond to logging while the timber operations are actually going on. This is an important knowledge gap because, considering the prevalence of logging across the world, numerous areas will be undergoing active extraction at any given time. We compared the occurrence and diel activity patterns of individual species of medium- to large-bodied terrestrial mammals, as well as the richness of the entire assemblage, among sites that were either unlogged, had been logged historically, or had ongoing ‘reduced impact’ timber extraction in the Kapit Region of Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo. We found no significant differences in estimated occupancy or activity patterns of particular species, or in overall species richness, among logging treatments. Across sites, species richness in this area appeared to be as high as or higher than in many other parts of the state, including some protected areas. Though monitoring is needed to assess potential long-term impacts, our results suggest that reduced-impact logging could allow economic development that is sustainable for many wildlife populations.

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婆罗洲砂拉越陆地哺乳动物对采伐活动特许权的抵御力

选择性伐木在热带地区非常普遍，可以改变无数野生动植物的栖息地。但是，尽管许多研究评估了过去伐木对森林动物的影响，但很少有人研究在木材作业实际进行时物种对伐木的反应。这是一个重要的知识鸿沟，因为考虑到世界各地伐木的普遍性，许多地区将在任何给定时间进行主动采伐。我们比较了大中型陆地哺乳动物单个物种的发生和diel活性模式，以及整个种群的丰富性，这些场所既未伐木，历史上曾被伐木，或正在进行的“减少的影响”马来西亚婆罗洲沙捞越州Kapit地区的木材开采。我们发现，在伐木处理之间，特定物种的估计占有率或活动模式或总体物种丰富度没有显着差异。在各地，该地区的物种丰富度似乎高达或高于该州许多其他地区，包括一些保护区。尽管需要进行监测以评估潜在的长期影响，但我们的结果表明，减少影响的伐木可以使许多野生生物种群可持续的经济发展。