From protected habitat to agricultural land: Dogs and small mammals link habitats in Northern Thailand

Thinphovong Chuanphot, Kritiyakan Anamika, Chakngean Ronnakrit, Paladsing Yossapong, Makaew Phurin, Labadie Morgane, Mahuzier Christophe, Phimpraphai Waraphon, Morand Serge, Chaisiri Kittipong. 2023. From protected habitat to agricultural land: Dogs and small mammals link habitats in Northern Thailand. Ecologies, 4 (4), n.spéc. Feature Papers of Ecologies 2023 : 671-685.

https://doi.org/10.3390/ecologies4040044

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Résumé : 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.

Mots-clés Agrovoc : reconstitution forestière, habitat, transmission des maladies, chien, cartographie des fonctions de la forêt, zoonose, rongeur, mammifère, biodiversité, piège photographique, forêt tropicale, Bandicota, animal domestique

Mots-clés géographiques Agrovoc : Thaïlande

Mots-clés libres : Camera traps, Live traps, Mammals, Rodents, Land use, Reforestation, Plantations, Synanthropic species

Agences de financement hors UE : Agence Nationale de la Recherche, National Research Council of Thailand

Projets sur financement : (FRA) Scénarios de la santé en Asie du Sud-Est: changements d'utilisation des terres, changement climatique et maladies infectieuses

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