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Article: 2006, BMC Ecology: Clouded leopards, the secretive top carnivore of South-East Asian rainforests: their distribution, status and conservation needs in Sabah, Malaysia.
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- Borneo Research Bulletin
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- January 1, 2007
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Wilting A., F. Fischer, S. Abu Bakar, and K.E. Linsenmair, 2006, Clouded leopards, the secretive top carnivore of South-East Asian rainforests: their distribution, status and conservation needs in Sabah, Malaysia. BMC Ecology 6: 16.
BACKGROUND: The continued depletion of tropical rainforests and fragmentation of natural habitats has led to significant ecological changes which place most top carnivores under heavy pressure. Various methods have been used to determine the status of top carnivore populations in rain forest habitats, most of which are costly in terms of equipment and time. In this study we utilized, for the first time, a rigorous track classification ...