Habitat characteristics or protected area size: What is more important for the composition and diversity of mammals in nonprotected areas?,Ecology and Evolution

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Habitat characteristics or protected area size: What is more important for the composition and diversity of mammals in nonprotected areas?
Ecology and Evolution ( IF 2.3 ) Pub Date : 2021-05-01 , DOI: 10.1002/ece3.7540
Wenbo Li _{1,

2} , Peipei Yang _{1,

2} , Bowen Li _{1,

2} , Chao Liu _{1,

2} , Lixing Sun _{2,

3} , Jinhua Li _{1,

2,

4}

Affiliation

The margins of protected areas are usually considered to have greater forest degradation, and given that most mammals live outside protected areas, researchers and conservation practitioners are increasingly recognizing that nonprotected areas must be incorporated into conservation strategy. However, the strategy used to manage these areas still involves increasing the size of protected areas, while not considering the habitat characteristics and requirements of the species. In this study, during a 3-year period, camera trap and habitat characteristic surveys were used to estimate composition, diversity, and habitat characteristics of mammals to determine habitat characteristics or increase the size of protected areas what should be considered first for mammals’ conservation in a nonprotected area near the Huangshan Mountains in Anhui Province, China. From June 2017 to October 2019, 18 species of mammals were recorded, more than in any other protected area nearby. The linear model analysis results showed that habitat characteristics of mammals were different and showed a significant correlation with their relative abundance. Most species were related to vegetation characteristics, except primates (Macaca thibetana), and rodents (Leopoldamys edwardsi). Therefore, to establish conservation policies for nonprotected areas, habitat characteristics should be of prime concern, followed by increasing the size of protected areas to provide effective refuge areas for species conservation.

更新日期：2021-06-22

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