Predicting connectivity, population size and genetic diversity of Sunda clouded leopards across Sabah, Borneo

Andrew J. Hearn; Samuel A. Cushman; Benoit Goossens; Joanna Ross; Ewan A. Macdonald; Luke T. B. Hunter; David W. Macdonald

doi:10.1007/s10980-018-0758-1

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Predicting connectivity, population size and genetic diversity of Sunda clouded leopards across Sabah, Borneo

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Authors:

Andrew J. Hearn, Samuel A. Cushman, Benoit Goossens, Joanna Ross, Ewan A. Macdonald, Luke T. B. Hunter, David W. Macdonald

Year:

2019

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-018-0758-1

Source:

Landscape Ecology. 34(2): 275-290.

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Abstract

The Sunda clouded leopard is vulnerable to forest loss and fragmentation. Conservation of this species requires spatially explicit evaluations of the effects of landscape patterns on genetic diversity, population size and landscape connectivity.

Keywords

clouded leopard, connectivity, UNICOR, CDPOP, fragmentation, habitat loss

Citation

Hearn, Andrew J.; Cushman, Samuel A.; Goossens, Benoit; Ross, Joanna; Macdonald, Ewan A.; Hunter, Luke T. B.; Macdonald, David W. 2019. Predicting connectivity, population size and genetic diversity of Sunda clouded leopards across Sabah, Borneo. Landscape Ecology. 34(2): 275-290.