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DOI	10.1071/WR21048
	The value of pastoral ranches for wildlife conservation in the Kalahari
	Van der Weyde, Leanne K.; Theisinger, Ole; Mbisana, Christopher; Gielen, Marie-Charlotte; Klein, Rebecca
通讯作者	Van der Weyde, LK (corresponding author), Cheetah Conservat Botswana, B5 Kgale Siding Off Pk, Gaborone, Botswana. ; Van der Weyde, LK (corresponding author), San Diego Zoo Inst Conservat Res, 15600 San Pasqual Valley Rd, Escondido, CA 92027 USA.
来源期刊	WILDLIFE RESEARCH
ISSN	1035-3712
EISSN	1448-5494
出版年	2021-12
英文摘要	Context. Rangelands can play an important role in conservation by providing additional habitat for many threatened species and maintaining global biodiversity. Identifying areas that can integrate both pastoral and conservation activities is important for capturing benefits from wildlife in non-protected areas. Aims. To investigate wildlife distribution in a contiguous landscape comprising both pastoral ranches and wildlife-based areas in western Botswana. Methods. We deployed motion-activated camera traps to assess mammal richness and occupancy using a multi-species occupancy model. We tested whether environmental factors influenced these parameters in a commercial ranching block in the western Kalahari region of Botswana, and whether species-specific occupancy varied between ranches and neighbouring wildlife management areas. Key results. In the ranching block, vegetation, season and distance to wildlife areas influenced species-specific occupancy and species richness, whereas farm type and water availability affected only a few carnivore species. Commercial ranches supported several threatened species such as African wild dog, cheetah and pangolin, and we detected two species, African civet and serval, not previously considered being present in this region. Mammal diversity was similar between ranches and wildlife areas, but species composition varied. Land use affected species-specific occupancy, with many carnivore species occurring close to or in wildlife areas. Conclusions. We showed that commercial ranches in the Kalahari are utilised by many mammal species, and these areas may play an important role in the conservation of threatened species. Understanding species-, group- and community-level responses to the impacts of human activities in rangelands is vital as the need for pastoral land increases.
英文关键词	occupancy species richness Wildlife Management Areas Botswana livestock human-wildlife conflict threatened species coexistence
类型	Article ; Early Access
语种	英语
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000728516600001
WOS关键词	CHEETAH ACINONYX-JUBATUS ; LAND-USE ; SOUTHERN KALAHARI ; PRIVATE-LAND ; ARID SAVANNA ; MANAGEMENT ; BOTSWANA ; ABUNDANCE ; DEGRADATION ; COMMUNITIES
WOS类目	Ecology ; Zoology
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Zoology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/374704
作者单位	[Van der Weyde, Leanne K.; Theisinger, Ole; Mbisana, Christopher; Gielen, Marie-Charlotte; Klein, Rebecca] Cheetah Conservat Botswana, B5 Kgale Siding Off Pk, Gaborone, Botswana; [Van der Weyde, Leanne K.] San Diego Zoo Inst Conservat Res, 15600 San Pasqual Valley Rd, Escondido, CA 92027 USA
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Van der Weyde, Leanne K.,Theisinger, Ole,Mbisana, Christopher,et al. The value of pastoral ranches for wildlife conservation in the Kalahari[J],2021.
APA	Van der Weyde, Leanne K.,Theisinger, Ole,Mbisana, Christopher,Gielen, Marie-Charlotte,&Klein, Rebecca.(2021).The value of pastoral ranches for wildlife conservation in the Kalahari.WILDLIFE RESEARCH.
MLA	Van der Weyde, Leanne K.,et al."The value of pastoral ranches for wildlife conservation in the Kalahari".WILDLIFE RESEARCH (2021).