Analysis of the relationship between the population size of Kalimantan orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) and land cover changes in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia
##plugins.themes.bootstrap3.article.main##
Abstract
Abstract. Openg EBL, Santosa Y, Jaya INS. 2024. Analysis of the relationship between the population size of Kalimantan orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) and land cover changes in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 25: 3468-3475. Land cover change, a major driver of habitat change, significantly influences the distribution of wildlife species, including the Kalimantan orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus Linnaeus, 1760) in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. This analysis, aimed at quantitatively assessing the relationship between changes in land cover and the population of Kalimantan orangutans in 2014-2019, underscores the urgent need for orangutan conservation. Using data on the population of Kalimantan orangutans and updated Landsat images with land cover data from the Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry, we conducted a multiple linear regression analysis to unveil the relationship between the two. The research results from three specific conservation area locations reveal a decrease in the orangutan population in Lamandau, with the largest increase in open land cover types, a trend largely influenced by anthropogenic factors. Conversely, an increase in population was observed in Sebangau, with the largest increase in the swamp land cover type, and population fluctuations occurred in Tanjung Puting, with the largest increase in the open land cover type. The decline in the orangutan population is attributed to anthropogenic factors and natural predators, while the population increase occurs naturally and through orangutan reintroduction activities. The analysis concludes that secondary swamp forests, bushes, and open land cover are closely related to the size of the Kalimantan orangutan population at the research location, thereby highlighting the urgency and concern for orangutan conservation.
##plugins.themes.bootstrap3.article.details##
Most read articles by the same author(s)
- HANJAR MULYA, YANTO SANTOSA, IWAN HILWAN, Comparison of four species diversity indices in mangrove community , Biodiversitas Journal of Biological Diversity: Vol. 22 No. 9 (2021)
- ROZZA TRI KWATRINA, YANTO SANTOSA, M. BISMARK, NYOTO SANTOSO, The impacts of oil palm plantation establishment on the habitat type, species diversity, and feeding guild of mammals and herpetofauna , Biodiversitas Journal of Biological Diversity: Vol. 19 No. 4 (2018)
- ERNIWATI ERNIWATI, ERVIZAL AMIR MUHAMMAD ZUHUD, YANTO SANTOSA, ISWANDI ANAS, The value of secondary forest patches for bird conservation in palm oil landscapes of Riau, Sumatra , Biodiversitas Journal of Biological Diversity: Vol. 17 No. 2 (2016)
- SITTI RAMLAH, YANTO SANTOSA, NYOTO SANTOSO, SITI BADRIYAH RUSHAYATI, The variation of bird diversity in various oil palm land cover in North Mamuju, West Sulawesi, Indonesia , Biodiversitas Journal of Biological Diversity: Vol. 22 No. 7 (2021)
- YANTO SANTOSA, KUSMARDIASTUTI KUSMARDIASTUTI, AGUS PRIYONO KARTONO, DEDE AULIA RAHMAN, Determination of long-tailed macaque's (Macaca fascicularis) harvesting quotas based on demographic parameters , Biodiversitas Journal of Biological Diversity: Vol. 13 No. 2 (2012)
- SILVA EKAPUTRA UTAMA, YANTO SANTOSA, BURHANUDDIN MASYUD, The supply chain of Javan spitting cobra (Naja sputatrix) utilization in cobra satay businesses in Jakarta, Indonesia , Biodiversitas Journal of Biological Diversity: Vol. 25 No. 5 (2024)
- NADYA LAKSMITHA, YANTO SANTOSA, Dede Aulia Rahman, Factors affecting movement pattern of Sumatran elephant in Air Rami Production Forest, Bengkulu, Indonesia , Biodiversitas Journal of Biological Diversity: Vol. 24 No. 10 (2023)
- IRMA KUSUMA NINGRUM, YANTO SANTOSA, YUDI SETIAWAN, Variation of weekly home range characteristics of Sumatran elephants (Elephas maximus sumatranus) in Bentang Seblat, Bengkulu Province, Indonesia , Biodiversitas Journal of Biological Diversity: Vol. 24 No. 11 (2023)
- IDUNG RISDIYANTO, YANTO SANTOSA, NYOTO SANTOSO, ARZYANA SUNKAR, Determining key mammalian species and food web robustness across different land cover vegetation using network analysis , Biodiversitas Journal of Biological Diversity: Vol. 25 No. 7 (2024)