Natural licks are required for large terrestrial mammals in a degraded riparian forest, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

作者：Matsuda Ikki^*; Ancrenaz Marc; Akiyama Yoshihiro; Tuuga Augustine; Majalap Noreen; Bernard Henry

来源：Ecological Research, 2015, 30(1): 191-195.

DOI：10.1007/s11284-014-1219-1

• Bearded pig
• Camera-trap
• Mineral
• Orang-utan
• Sambar deer

Although the importance of natural licks for terrestrial mammals is widely acknowledged, we report here for the first time its importance for large terrestrial mammals in a degraded riverine forest in Borneo. Our results clearly demonstrated that various mammals, including bearded pig, sambar deer, and endangered orang-utans, were using the natural lick, though large arboreal/avian herbivore/omnivore animals were not attracted to the natural lick. In addition, the diversity of mammal species recorded in this study was lower than those recorded in the dry lowland forest. Possible reasons for this difference between the different forest types are discussed.

• 出版日期2015-1