Impact of landscape and corridor design on primates in a large-scale industrial tropical plantation landscape

Nasi Robert, Koponen Piia, Poulsen John R., Buitenzorgy Melanie, Rusmantoro W.. 2008. Impact of landscape and corridor design on primates in a large-scale industrial tropical plantation landscape. Biodiversity and Conservation, 17 (5) : 1105-1126.

https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-007-9237-8

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Résumé : Tropical plantations are rapidly expanding as a source of industrial wood. In Indonesia, such large-scale industrial plantations are generally made of large mono-specific blocks interspersed with natural forest remnants. The extent and biodiversity value of these remnants vary as laws and regulations on their design and management are either unclear, without solid scientific basis or left to the interpretation of private companies responsible for the plantations. Our study area comprises of three Acacia mangium plantations, which have on average 18% of their total area set aside from production and conserved as natural forests. These remnant natural forests may, if appropriately designed and managed, be used to mitigate the negative impact of plantations on biodiversity by providing some degree of connectivity with and between remaining natural forest patches (such as the Tesso Nilo conservation area). We sampled natural vegetation in one and primate diversity in all three plantation sector and examined patterns of primate species richness and abundance with relation to spatial arrangement and dimensions of conservation area, which has been set aside from plantation production. We demonstrate unambiguously the critical importance of a well-connected network of natural forest corridors in the plantation landscape to maintain primates and discuss the potential biodiversity value of natural forest remnants in broad-scale industrial landscapes.

Mots-clés Agrovoc : plantation forestière, forêt tropicale, forêt primaire, impact sur l'environnement, primate, faune et flore sauvages, biodiversité, conservation du paysage, gestion des ressources naturelles, développement durable, Acacia mangium