A camera trap assessment of terrestrial vertebrates in Taman Negara Kelantan And Terengganu Malaysia

Mohd Fauzi Seman, . and Sohaimi Samsuddin, . and Ihsan Syahid Mohd Azmi, . and Khairul Amirin Mohamed, . and Muhd. Hakim Saharudin, . and Sivananthan T. Elagupillay, . and Asrulsani Jambari, . and Hazril Rafhan Abdul Halim, . and Alim Mohd, . A camera trap assessment of terrestrial vertebrates in Taman Negara Kelantan And Terengganu Malaysia. pp. 45-57. ISSN 0121-8126

Information and knowledge on species distribution are crucial for planning and evaluating conservation strategies. Camera trapping method was used at two study areas within Taman Negara Kelantan and Terengganu for a period of two months to determine the species composition and distribution of terrestrial vertebrates. A total of 6 879 and 1 957 images were recorded from 4 364 and 3 453 trap-nights in Kelantan and Terengganu respectively with 25 species were recorded. Sambar deer (Rusa unicolor) was most frequently photographed with 3 270 (39.16) images followed by Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) with 1 400 (16.76) images and avian with 777 (9.30) images. Our analysis revealed that five species significantly showed an edge-biased pattern four species significantly correlated with higher altitudinal elevations while three species are significantly biased to water distributions near to main water body. Findings indicated that distance to park edge elevations and main water body can significantly influence the distribution of certain terrestrial species in the study area. These results provide knowledge and baseline information for long term terrestrial vertebrates monitoring in Taman Negara Kelantan and Terengganu.

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Abstract

Information and knowledge on species distribution are crucial for planning and evaluating conservation strategies. Camera trapping method was used at two study areas within Taman Negara Kelantan and Terengganu for a period of two months to determine the species composition and distribution of terrestrial vertebrates. A total of 6 879 and 1 957 images were recorded from 4 364 and 3 453 trap-nights in Kelantan and Terengganu respectively with 25 species were recorded. Sambar deer (Rusa unicolor) was most frequently photographed with 3 270 (39.16) images followed by Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) with 1 400 (16.76) images and avian with 777 (9.30) images. Our analysis revealed that five species significantly showed an edge-biased pattern four species significantly correlated with higher altitudinal elevations while three species are significantly biased to water distributions near to main water body. Findings indicated that distance to park edge elevations and main water body can significantly influence the distribution of certain terrestrial species in the study area. These results provide knowledge and baseline information for long term terrestrial vertebrates monitoring in Taman Negara Kelantan and Terengganu.

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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	Vertebrates
AGROVOC Term:	Animal population
AGROVOC Term:	Sampling
AGROVOC Term:	Photography
AGROVOC Term:	National parks
AGROVOC Term:	Forests
AGROVOC Term:	Population composition
AGROVOC Term:	Population distribution
AGROVOC Term:	Deer
AGROVOC Term:	Elephas maximus
Depositing User:	Mr. AFANDI ABDUL MALEK
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 00:54
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/8301

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