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The effects of selective timber extraction on wildlife communities were studied in detail in a mixed hill dipterocarp forest of the Kapit Division, Sarawak. The main study area was systematically surveyed for one year before it was logged and for another year immediately after logging. This paper highlights the changes in diversity and density of mammals in the area following logging, with special emphasis on the population of primates and squirrels. Comparisons are made to the results of similar studies carried out in Peninsular Malaysia and Sabah. As a result of logging, some species decline in number or become locally extinct, some remain relatively stable, others increase, and a few new species come into the logged area. A system of totally protected areas and large undisturbed areas within logging concessions are needed to ensure continued survival of the fauna.
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Dahaban, Z., Nordin, M., Bennett, E.L. (1996). Immediate effects on wildlife of selective logging in a hill dipterocarp forest in Sarawak: mammals. In: Edwards, D.S., Booth, W.E., Choy, S.C. (eds) Tropical Rainforest Research — Current Issues. Monographiae Biologicae, vol 74. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1685-2_34
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