インドネシア・ボルネオの保護地域における低地森林の減少
L M Curran1, S N Trigg, A K McDonald
1Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, 205 Prospect Street, New Haven, CT 06511, USA. lisa.curran@yale.edu
まとめ
ボルニアの熱帯雨林は,伐採による深刻な森林破壊に直面しており,生物多様性と炭素貯蔵を脅かしています. これらの重要な生態系を保全するために,緊急の跨国管理が不可欠です.
科学分野:
- エコロジー エコロジー エコロジー
- 環境科学 環境科学
- 保護生物学の保護生物学
背景:
- ボルニア熱帯雨林の生態は,エルニーニョが引き起こした干ばつの影響を受け,木の果実と脊椎動物集団に影響を与えます.
- 伐採と土地の改造は,これらの炭素に富んだ生態系を急速に破壊し,保護区にも影響を及ぼしています.
研究 の 目的:
- カリマンタンの保護された低地森林における森林破壊の動向を分析する.
- 森林伐採が保護区およびその緩衝地帯に及ぼす影響を評価する.
主な方法:
- 衛星画像の分析
- 地理情報システム (GIS) の地図作成
- フィールドベースの生態調査
主要な成果:
- カリマンタンの保護された低地森林は,1985年から2001年の間に56%以上 (29,000平方キロメートル) 減少しました.
- 森林伐採の活動は,遠隔の保護された森林地帯でも確認された.
- 保護された森林は孤立し,劣化し,バッファローンが深刻な影響を受けた.
結論:
- カリマンタンの熱帯雨林の生態学的完全性を維持するために,緊急の跨国管理が必要である.
- 現在の保全戦略は,保護区における森林破壊を止めるには不十分である.
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