Effects of habitat fragmentation in a tropical rain forest ecosystem: a case study on the genetic diversity of small mammal communities in the Lower Kinabatangan floodplain on Borneo, Sabah, Malaysia ; Auswirkungen von Habitatfragmentierung im Ökosystem tropischer Regenwald: Fallstudie zur genetischen Diversität von Kleinsäugergesellschaften am Kinabatangan Fluss auf Borneo, Sabah, Malaysia

An exceptionally high degree of biodiversity and endemic species is concentrated in the tropical forests of Southeast Asia. Large-scale anthropogenic deforestation in this region resulted in habitat loss and fragmentation, and causes severe problems for the maintenance of the biodiversity. Effects of habitat fragmentation have been studied comprehensively, but negative consequences are still controversially discussed and cannot be generalised. One reason is that the impacts of habitat fragmentation depend on several species-specific traits, and individuals of different species can be affected... Mehr ...