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| Orban, B.; Kabafouako, G.; Morley, R.; Vasicek Gaugris, C.; Melville, H.; Gaugris, J. | |
| Common mammal species inventory utilizing camera trapping in the forests of Kouilou D‚partement, Republic of Congo | |
| 2018 African Journal of Ecology (56): 750-754 | |
The Republic of Congo's "Kouilou D‚partement" is a little-known yet biologically rich component of the Congo-Basin forest system (de Wasseige, Flynn, Louppe, Hiol Hiol, & Mayaux, 2014). Fauna and flora have been depleted through hunting and firewood/charcoal production to supply Pointe-Noire (70-90 km distant) since 1990. The Kouilou was identified for significant development (forestry, mining, infrastructure projects), and a baseline investigation was required to establish a preproject reference state (Gullison, Hardner, Anstee, & Meyer, 2015). Surveying forest mammals diversity is complex (Ancrenaz, Hearn, Ross, Sollmann, & Wilting, 2012) but vital to establish human impact on biodiversity (Tobler, Carrillo-Percastegui, Leite Pitman, Mares, & Powell, 2008). Remote camera trapping surveys can support elusive species detection and monitoring (Kelly, 2008) and are effective for forest mammals' inventories (Walters, 2010). The objective of the study was "exploratory" to improve understanding of mammalian presence (Meek et al., 2014) and an attempt to observe rare/threatened species (through chance events). We used camera trapping to investigate common, small-to-large-sized mammals (Mugerwa, Sheil, Ssekiranda, Heist, & Ezuma, 2013) thought to occur in the study area (89 species possible-Hecketsweiler & Mokoko-Ikonga, 1991), excluding micromammals. In the present paper, we provide a first-time camera trap-based overview of mammal species encountered during a preproject baseline investigation for the area. |
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