Using GIS to Evaluate Habitat Risk to Wild Populations of Sumatran Orangutans

Autor:	T. Faust, R. Tilson, U. S. Seal
Rok vydání:	1995
Předmět:	education.field_of_study Road construction biology Ecology National park business.industry Population Distribution (economics) biology.organism_classification Population density Geography Pongo pygmaeus abelii Habitat education business Sumatran orangutan
Zdroj:	The Neglected Ape ISBN: 9781489910936
DOI:	10.1007/978-1-4899-1091-2_10
Popis:	A geographical information system (GIS) was used to map the current distribution of the Sumatran orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus abelii) population in Gunung Leuser National Park (GLNP), North Sumatra. From this, vegetation cover of the orangutan’s distribution was calculated. Vegetation cover and population density estimates within different vegetation types were used to estimate overall population numbers. In addition, the effects of potential land-use changes on the orangutan’s distribution were analyzed using GIS. The land-use scenarios modelled with GIS were: (1) forest loss in and surrounding GLNP; (2) road construction through GLNP; (3) the loss of all low-hill forest in GLNP; and (4) changes in the legal status of park boundaries. This geographical analysis helped guide recommendations for the conservation management of wild orangutans in GLNP.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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