Non-protected areas demanding equitable conservation strategies as of protected areas in the Central Himalayan region.

The present study aims to explore the mammalian diversity of Darjeeling district using camera traps along with questionnaire survey in protected area (PA) and non- protected area (Non-PA). We also attempted to understand the influence of habitat variables on mammalian species richness using the gene...

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Autores principales:	Avantika Thapa, Pujan Kumar Pradhan, Bheem Dutt Joshi, Tanoy Mukherjee, Mukesh Thakur, Kailash Chandra, Lalit Kumar Sharma
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Publicado:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:c80629633cda47dd822703f99d9b5ae82021-12-02T20:15:12ZNon-protected areas demanding equitable conservation strategies as of protected areas in the Central Himalayan region.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0255082https://doaj.org/article/c80629633cda47dd822703f99d9b5ae82021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0255082https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203The present study aims to explore the mammalian diversity of Darjeeling district using camera traps along with questionnaire survey in protected area (PA) and non- protected area (Non-PA). We also attempted to understand the influence of habitat variables on mammalian species richness using the generalized linear mixed models (GLMM). A total of 30 mammal species were recorded of which 21 species were detected through camera trapping with the most abundant records of barking deer (Muntiacus muntjak) and least of the elusive Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla) and red panda (Ailurus fulgens). Additionally, melanistic forms of four mammals were also recorded. The mammalian species richness, their capture rate and naïve occupancy did not differ significantly among the PA and Non-PA. The GLMM revealed that the proportions of oak and bamboo in the forest, percentage canopy cover and camera trap operational days (wAICc = 0.145, wBIC = 0.603) were significant predictors of species richness in the study. We suggest Non-PA forest of Darjeeling should be given equal conservation importance as to the PA. Landscape based conservation planning will be imperative for achieving long term conservation goals in the study area.Avantika ThapaPujan Kumar PradhanBheem Dutt JoshiTanoy MukherjeeMukesh ThakurKailash ChandraLalit Kumar SharmaPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 8, p e0255082 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Avantika Thapa Pujan Kumar Pradhan Bheem Dutt Joshi Tanoy Mukherjee Mukesh Thakur Kailash Chandra Lalit Kumar Sharma Non-protected areas demanding equitable conservation strategies as of protected areas in the Central Himalayan region.
description	The present study aims to explore the mammalian diversity of Darjeeling district using camera traps along with questionnaire survey in protected area (PA) and non- protected area (Non-PA). We also attempted to understand the influence of habitat variables on mammalian species richness using the generalized linear mixed models (GLMM). A total of 30 mammal species were recorded of which 21 species were detected through camera trapping with the most abundant records of barking deer (Muntiacus muntjak) and least of the elusive Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla) and red panda (Ailurus fulgens). Additionally, melanistic forms of four mammals were also recorded. The mammalian species richness, their capture rate and naïve occupancy did not differ significantly among the PA and Non-PA. The GLMM revealed that the proportions of oak and bamboo in the forest, percentage canopy cover and camera trap operational days (wAICc = 0.145, wBIC = 0.603) were significant predictors of species richness in the study. We suggest Non-PA forest of Darjeeling should be given equal conservation importance as to the PA. Landscape based conservation planning will be imperative for achieving long term conservation goals in the study area.
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author	Avantika Thapa Pujan Kumar Pradhan Bheem Dutt Joshi Tanoy Mukherjee Mukesh Thakur Kailash Chandra Lalit Kumar Sharma
author_facet	Avantika Thapa Pujan Kumar Pradhan Bheem Dutt Joshi Tanoy Mukherjee Mukesh Thakur Kailash Chandra Lalit Kumar Sharma
author_sort	Avantika Thapa
title	Non-protected areas demanding equitable conservation strategies as of protected areas in the Central Himalayan region.
title_short	Non-protected areas demanding equitable conservation strategies as of protected areas in the Central Himalayan region.
title_full	Non-protected areas demanding equitable conservation strategies as of protected areas in the Central Himalayan region.
title_fullStr	Non-protected areas demanding equitable conservation strategies as of protected areas in the Central Himalayan region.
title_full_unstemmed	Non-protected areas demanding equitable conservation strategies as of protected areas in the Central Himalayan region.
title_sort	non-protected areas demanding equitable conservation strategies as of protected areas in the central himalayan region.
publisher	Public Library of Science (PLoS)
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/c80629633cda47dd822703f99d9b5ae8
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Non-protected areas demanding equitable conservation strategies as of protected areas in the Central Himalayan region.

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