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Borneo forest patches adjacent to palm oil plantations may be key refuges for species including Asian water monitor lizards

10.06.21 | PLOS

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Deep Look. An Asian water monitor lizard (Varanus salvator) in the Lower Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary, Sabah, Malaysia (Borneo).
The picture shows the head of an individual resting on the ground, just after its eyes were uncovered for release. Usually, these lizards spent a few minutes relaxing and recovering from the handling process before running away. During the handling their eyes are folded with a bandana to reduce stress. Credit: Sergio Guerrero-Sanchez, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Borneo forest patches adjacent to palm oil plantations may be key refuges for species including Asian water monitor lizards

Article Title: The critical role of natural forest as refugium for generalist species in oil palm-dominated landscapes

Author Countries: Malaysia, United Kingdom

Funding: Guerrero-Sanchez was supported by the scholarship provided by the National Council for Science and Technology (Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología; CONACyT; scholarship No. 235294; Mexico Gov.). Fieldwork was supported by the Danau Girang Field Centre and Cardiff University through its PhD program.

Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal. pone.0257814

PLOS ONE

10.1371/journal.pone.0257814

The critical role of natural forest as refugium for generalist species in oil palm-dominated landscapes

6-Oct-2021

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Keywords

Agroecosystems Ecological Dynamics Ecology Ecosystems Forest Ecosystems Palm Oil Refugia Species Interaction

Article Information

Journal
PLOS ONE
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0257814
Article Publication Date
2021-10-06
Article Title
The critical role of natural forest as refugium for generalist species in oil palm-dominated landscapes
COI Statement
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Contact Information

Hanna Abdallah
PLOS
onepress@plos.org

How to Cite This Article

APA:
PLOS. (2021, October 6). Borneo forest patches adjacent to palm oil plantations may be key refuges for species including Asian water monitor lizards. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/L7VVW5D8/borneo-forest-patches-adjacent-to-palm-oil-plantations-may-be-key-refuges-for-species-including-asian-water-monitor-lizards.html
MLA:
"Borneo forest patches adjacent to palm oil plantations may be key refuges for species including Asian water monitor lizards." Brightsurf News, Oct. 6 2021, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/L7VVW5D8/borneo-forest-patches-adjacent-to-palm-oil-plantations-may-be-key-refuges-for-species-including-asian-water-monitor-lizards.html.