The ecology of the banded civet (Hemigalus derbyanus) in Southeast Asia with implications for mesopredator release, zoonotic diseases, and conservation

Dunn, Ashlea1; Amir, Zachary1; Decoeur, Henri1; Dehaudt, Bastien1; Nursamsi, Ilyas1; Mendes, Calebe1; Moore, Jonathan H.2,3; Negret, Pablo Jose1,4; Sovie, Adia1; Luskin, Matthew Scott1,4

2022-05-01

10.1002/ece3.8852

Ecology and Evolution   影响因子和分区

2045-7758

Habitat loss and degradation threaten forest specialist wildlife species, but some generalist mesopredators exploit disturbed areas and human-derived food, which brings them into closer contact with humans. Mesopredator release is also important for human health for known zoonotic disease reservoirs, such as Asian civets (Viverridae family), since this group includes the intermediator species for the SARS-CoV-1 outbreak. Here we use camera trapping to evaluate the habitat associations of the widespread banded civet (Hemigalus derbyanus) across its range in Southeast Asia. At the regional scale, banded civet detections among published studies were positively associated with forest cover and negatively associated with human population. At the local scale (within a landscape), hierarchical modeling of new camera trapping showed that abundance was negatively associated with forest loss and positively associated with distance to rivers. These results do not support mesopredator release and suggest a low likelihood overlap with humans in degraded habitats and, therefore, a low risk of zoonotic disease transmission from this species in the wild. We also estimate that banded civet distribution has contracted to under 21% of its currently recognized IUCN Red List range, only 12% of which falls within protected areas, and a precipitous recent decline in population size. Accordingly, we suggest the banded civet's Red List status should be re-evaluated in light of our findings.

abundance modeling camera trapping deforestation emerging infectious disease wildlife

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National Geographic Society's Committee for the Research and Exploration award[9384-13] ; Australian Research Council Discovery Early Career Researcher Award DECRA[DE210101440]

Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Evolutionary Biology

Ecology ; Evolutionary Biology

WOS:000790385700001

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1.Univ Queensland, Sch Biol Sci, Brisbane, Qld 4072, Australia
2.Univ East Anglia, Sch Environm Sci, Norwich, Norfolk, England
3.Southern Univ Sci & Technol, Sch Environm Sci & Engn, Shenzhen, Peoples R China
4.Univ Queensland, Ctr Biodivers & Conservat Sci, St Lucia, Qld, Australia

Dunn, Ashlea,Amir, Zachary,Decoeur, Henri,et al. The ecology of the banded civet (Hemigalus derbyanus) in Southeast Asia with implications for mesopredator release, zoonotic diseases, and conservation[J]. Ecology and Evolution,2022,12(5).

Dunn, Ashlea.,Amir, Zachary.,Decoeur, Henri.,Dehaudt, Bastien.,Nursamsi, Ilyas.,...&Luskin, Matthew Scott.(2022).The ecology of the banded civet (Hemigalus derbyanus) in Southeast Asia with implications for mesopredator release, zoonotic diseases, and conservation.Ecology and Evolution,12(5).

Dunn, Ashlea,et al."The ecology of the banded civet (Hemigalus derbyanus) in Southeast Asia with implications for mesopredator release, zoonotic diseases, and conservation".Ecology and Evolution 12.5(2022).