Riparian buffers can help mitigate biodiversity declines in oil palm agriculture

Deere, Nicolas J., Bicknell, Jake E., Mitchell,, Simon L., Afendy, Aqilah, Baking, Esther L., Bernard, Henry, Chung, Arthur Y. C., Ewers, Robert M., Heroin, Herry, Joseph, Nellcy, and others. (2022) Riparian buffers can help mitigate biodiversity declines in oil palm agriculture. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, . ISSN 1540-9295. (doi:10.1002/fee.2473) (KAR id:90058)

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Abstract

Agricultural expansion drives biodiversity decline in forested tropical regions. Consequently, it is important to understand the conservation value of remnant forest in production landscapes. In a tropical landscape dominated by oil palm we characterized faunal communities across eight taxa occurring within riparian forest buffers, which are legally protected alongside rivers, and compared them to nearby recovering logged forest. Buffer width was the main predictor of species richness and abundance, with widths of 40-100 m on each side of the river supporting broadly equivalent levels of biodiversity to logged forest. However, width responses varied markedly among taxa, and buffers often lacked forest-dependent species. Much wider buffers than are currently mandated are needed to safeguard most species. The largest biodiversity gains are achieved by increasing relatively narrow buffers. To provide optimal conservation outcomes in tropical production landscapes we encourage policymakers to prescribe width requirements for key taxa and different landscape contexts.

Item Type:	Article
DOI/Identification number:	10.1002/fee.2473
Uncontrolled keywords:	Borneo \| community intactness \| conservation \| environmental policy \| habitat fragmentation \| land-use change \| river \| multi-taxon \| riparian reserve \| set aside \| Southeast Asia \| tropical forest
Divisions:	Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Anthropology and Conservation > DICE (Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology)
Depositing User:	Nicolas Deere
Date Deposited:	07 Sep 2021 10:44 UTC
Last Modified:	05 Nov 2024 12:55 UTC
Resource URI:	https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/90058 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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Deere, Nicolas J..

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Bicknell, Jake E..

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Mitchell,, Simon L..

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Davies, Zoe G..

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Struebig, Matthew J..

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