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dc.contributor.authorThinley, Phuntshoen
dc.contributor.authorRajaratnam, Rajanathanen
dc.contributor.authorMorreale, Stephen Jen
dc.contributor.authorLassoie, James Pen
dc.date.accessioned2020-12-04T04:06:49Z-
dc.date.available2020-12-04T04:06:49Z-
dc.date.issued2021-02-
dc.identifier.citationConservation Science and Practice, 3(2), p. 1-11en
dc.identifier.issn2578-4854en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/29761-
dc.description.abstractProtected area networks (PAN) are essential for conserving wide‐ranging apex predators but their adequacy in species protection has rarely been assessed. Here, we assess the adequacy of Bhutan's PAN in conserving and providing connectivity to the endangered tiger (<I>Panthera tigris</I>). We determine the current extent of tiger habitat, predict new suitable habitat, identify potential corridors, and empirically estimate the range of tiger numbers that Bhutan can spatially support. We use two spatial models with different approaches to ascertain current tiger distribution and predict new suitable tiger areas: (a) an <I>expert model</I> based on tiger ecology and (b) an <I>observation model</I> from observed tiger distribution. The <I>expert model</I> identified more suitable tiger areas (32,887 km<sup>2</sup>) over the <I>observation model</I> (29,962 km<sup>2</sup>), with the PAN encompassing 46% and 45% of predicted suitable areas, respectively. Vast suitable tiger habitat remains unprotected. Based on our estimates of total suitable habitats, Bhutan can spatially support 138–151 tigers compared to the current estimate of 103, thereby precluding a doubling in tiger numbers. To ensure adequate protection of tigers in Bhutan, we recommend readjusting and/or expanding existing PAN boundaries, including the designation of new corridors, protecting habitats, and conserving prey populationsen
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dc.publisherJohn Wiley & Sons, Incen
dc.relation.ispartofConservation Science and Practiceen
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International*
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dc.titleAssessing the adequacy of a protected area network in conserving a wide-ranging apex predator: The case for tiger (Panthera tigris) conservation in Bhutanen
dc.typeJournal Articleen
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/csp2.318en
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local.contributor.firstnamePhuntshoen
local.contributor.firstnameRajanathanen
local.contributor.firstnameStephen Jen
local.contributor.firstnameJames Pen
local.subject.for2008060302 Biogeography and Phylogeographyen
local.subject.for2008050202 Conservation and Biodiversityen
local.subject.for2008050211 Wildlife and Habitat Managementen
local.subject.seo2008960805 Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity at Regional or Larger Scalesen
local.subject.seo2008960810 Mountain and High Country Flora, Fauna and Biodiversityen
local.subject.seo2008960806 Forest and Woodlands Flora, Fauna and Biodiversityen
local.profile.schoolSchool of Environmental and Rural Scienceen
local.profile.schoolSchool of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciencesen
local.profile.emailpthinle4@une.edu.auen
local.profile.emailrrajarat@une.edu.auen
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local.record.institutionUniversity of New Englanden
local.publisher.placeUnited States of Americaen
local.identifier.runningnumbere318en
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local.format.endpage11en
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local.peerreviewedYesen
local.identifier.volume3en
local.identifier.issue2en
local.title.subtitleThe case for tiger (Panthera tigris) conservation in Bhutanen
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local.contributor.lastnameThinleyen
local.contributor.lastnameRajaratnamen
local.contributor.lastnameMorrealeen
local.contributor.lastnameLassoieen
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local.date.onlineversion2020-11-18-
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local.title.maintitleAssessing the adequacy of a protected area network in conserving a wide-ranging apex predatoren
local.relation.fundingsourcenoteRoyal Government of Bhutanen
local.output.categorydescriptionC1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journalen
local.search.authorThinley, Phuntshoen
local.search.authorRajaratnam, Rajanathanen
local.search.authorMorreale, Stephen Jen
local.search.authorLassoie, James Pen
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local.year.available2020-
local.year.published2021-
local.fileurl.openpublishedhttps://rune.une.edu.au/web/retrieve/2713448f-e9e6-4807-8503-f7a348269ef3en
local.subject.for2020310402 Biogeography and phylogeographyen
local.subject.for2020410401 Conservation and biodiversityen
local.subject.for2020410407 Wildlife and habitat managementen
local.subject.seo2020180606 Terrestrial biodiversityen
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