Species–environment relationships are often studied at large spatial scales, but effective conservation requires an understanding of local-scale environmental drivers and pressures. Widespread degradation and fragmentation of forests have increased the proportion of tropical mammal habitat that is affected by edge effects. Edge effects include greater exposure to anthropogenic disturbance and abiotic changes that synergistically influence how well populations can cope with climate change. We investigated relationships between distance to the forest edge, forest structure, microclimate and terrestrial mammal detections in a selectively logged forest at the boundary of Gunung Leuser National Park in Sumatra, Indonesia.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 July 2023

Authors; Slater, H. D., Gillingham, P. K., Pratt, V., Eaton, B., Fletcher, S., Abdullah, A., Supriadi, and Korstjens, A. H