Conserving Southeast Asian forest biodiversity in human-modified landscapes

Sodhi, Navjot S.; Koh, Lian Pin; Clements, Gopalasamy Reuben; Wanger, Thomas Cherico; Hill, Jane K.; Hamer, Keith C.; Clough, Yann; Tscharntke, Teja; Posa, Mary Rose C.; Lee, Tien Ming

doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2009.12.029

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“…Freshwater fishes are particularly at risk in Indonesia as their persistence is currently jeopardized by the interactions between ecological and biotic (e.g. inland fisheries, introduction of alien species) perturbations resulting in the modification of habitats, destruction of spawning grounds and the decline of populations [6][7][8][9].…”

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DNA Barcoding Indonesian freshwater fishes: challenges and prospects

Hubert¹,

Kadarusman²,

Wibowo³

et al. 2015

DNA Barcodes

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With 1172 native species, the Indonesian ichthyofauna is among the world’s most speciose. Despite that the inventory of the Indonesian ichthyofauna started during the eighteen century, the numerous species descriptions during the last decades highlight that the taxonomic knowledge is still fragmentary. Meanwhile, the fast increase of anthropogenic perturbations during the last decades is posing serious threats to Indonesian biodiversity. Indonesia, however, is one of the major sources of export for the international ornamental trade and home of several species of high value in aquaculture. The development of new tools for species identification is urgently needed to improve the sustainability of the exploitation of the Indonesian ichthyofauna. With the aim to build comprehensive DNA barcode libraries, the co-authors have started a collective effort to DNA barcode all Indonesian freshwater fishes. The aims of this review are: (1) to produce an overview of the ichthyological researches conducted so far in Indonesia, (2) to present an updated checklist of the freshwater fishes reported to date from Indonesia’s inland waters, (3) to highlight the challenges associated with its conservation and management, (4) to present the benefits of developing comprehensive DNA barcode reference libraries for the conservation of the Indonesian ichthyofauna.

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DNA Barcoding Indonesian freshwater fishes: challenges and prospects

Hubert¹,

Kadarusman²,

Wibowo³

et al. 2015

DNA Barcodes

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“…Oil palm (Elaeis guineensis: Arecaceae) is cultivated in expansive monoculture plantations, and severe loss of forest-associated species has been documented in these habitats [41,42]. Palm oil, the commercial commodity extracted from oil palm fruits and kernels, is currently the most lucrative vegetable oil crop in the world, and Indonesia and Malaysia alone account for more than 80 % of all palm oil production [40,43].…”

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Responses of Soil Fungi to Logging and Oil Palm Agriculture in Southeast Asian Tropical Forests

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Human land use alters soil microbial composition and function in a variety of systems, although few comparable studies have been done in tropical forests and tropical agricultural production areas. Logging and the expansion of oil palm agriculture are two of the most significant drivers of tropical deforestation, and the latter is most prevalent in Southeast Asia. The aim of this study was to compare soil fungal communities from three sites in Malaysia that represent three of the most dominant land-use types in the Southeast Asia tropics: a primary forest, a regenerating forest that had been selectively logged 50 years previously, and a 25-year-old oil palm plantation. Soil cores were collected from three replicate plots at each site, and fungal communities were sequenced using the Illumina platform. Extracellular enzyme assays were assessed as a proxy for soil microbial function. We found that fungal communities were distinct across all sites, although fungal composition in the regenerating forest was more similar to the primary forest than either forest community was to the oil palm site. Ectomycorrhizal fungi, which are important associates of the dominant Dipterocarpaceae tree family in this region, were compositionally distinct across forests, but were nearly absent from oil palm soils. Extracellular enzyme assays indicated that the soil ecosystem in oil palm plantations experienced altered nutrient cycling dynamics, but there were few differences between regenerating and primary forest soils. Together, these results show that logging and the replacement of primary forest with oil palm plantations alter fungal community and function, although forests regenerating from logging had more similarities with primary forests in terms of fungal composition and nutrient cycling potential. Since oil palm agriculture is currently the mostly rapidly expanding equatorial crop and logging is pervasive across tropical ecosystems, these findings may have broad applicability.

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“…Swidden agriculture remains the basis of some communities' livelihoods, although it is now prohibited (Bayrak et al 2013). Natural forests are threatened by population growth (Vu et al 2014), illegal logging (McElwee 2009) and the economic advantages of using land for agriculture Dressler et al 2013) or plantations (Sodhi et al 2010). …”

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Payments for environmental services and community-level socioeconomic wellbeing: Comparing programs in Vietnam and Australia

Sandgren¹

2016

AURJ

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The success of Payments for Environmental Services (PES) programs depend crucially on local conditions, although some considerations can help make PES schemes more successful in any locale. Many PES programs are in their infancy yet have ambitious goals for environmental preservation and poverty alleviation. Monitoring and evaluating the outcomes of PES programs can provide insights into how they can best achieve these goals. This research adds to existing PES case studies by evaluating new data on one village's participation in a World Wildlife Fund PES scheme. A village in central Vietnam was visited and the Administrative Chief of the village was interviewed to gauge the success of the PES scheme in that village. The comments from the Vietnamese village were then compared to written and verbal accounts of the Working on Country program in Australia to elucidate factors that can make PES schemes successful. This comparison revealed four key factors that can improve the outcomes of PES schemes. Community involvement in the design, implementation and evaluation of projects is crucial. Furthermore, the monetary remuneration that the community receives should be adequate. In addition, PES schemes are particularly successful when the community receives non-monetary benefits, such as social or cultural benefits, from participating in the program. Finally, the involvement of outside organisations, including the state, needs to be adequate and appropriate to ensure positive socioeconomic outcomes for the communities involved.

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Conserving Southeast Asian forest biodiversity in human-modified landscapes

Cited by 309 publications

References 135 publications

DNA Barcoding Indonesian freshwater fishes: challenges and prospects

DNA Barcoding Indonesian freshwater fishes: challenges and prospects

Responses of Soil Fungi to Logging and Oil Palm Agriculture in Southeast Asian Tropical Forests

Payments for environmental services and community-level socioeconomic wellbeing: Comparing programs in Vietnam and Australia

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