Fauna analysis at landscape level by (IRSNB) R. Beudels According to the project, the IRSNB team will study The contribution of fauna to ES Fauna sub- module will be developed for the DVM. With the followingsspecific tasks: (1) ROUGH ESTIMATE OF THE ABUNDANCE of the main animal species (functional groups), (2) IDENTIFICATION/QUANTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERACTIONS between fauna, The third task vegetation and ES”. IMPLEMENTATION OF A MODULE FOR “(3) will be mainly managed by the UMCCB team. ANIMAL” Main traits of the Lac Télé Lac Landscape – It is the largest area of wetlands of Africa mainly covered (>80%) with flooded and swamp forests. These forests host three large primate species (gorillas, chimpanzees and bonobos), which is unique in the world. They have an enormous value for biodiversity conservation but also as hydrological resources for local communities and as energy production for people living downstream The huge biological value of the area could be explained by a rather low human density but also by the fact that some communities keep their traditional systems of natural resources management. Otherwise, this is difficult to travel trough the swamp forests, which limits poaching but favours the exchange up to the cities following waterways. Logging only concerns terra firmae forests. To obtain results comparable with surveys conducted elsewhere, we will use standardized methods for data collections. In particular, we will apply the methodology of inventories developed by Hart & Hart (2010). Their specific objectives are summarized in the table below. A) Determine B) Habitat evaluation C) Anthropic distribution and occupancy and abundance of fauna impact evaluation 1 Exploration Area distribution Main forest types and Villages, geographic gradients settlements, footpaths, tracks and forest use signs Density and Relationships Impacts of hunting 2 Inventory abundance between habitat types and logging and fauna
Fauna analysis at landscape level by R. Beudels (IRSNB) According to the project, the IRSNB team will study The contribution of fauna to ES Fauna sub- module will be developed for the DVM. With the followingsspecific tasks: (1) ROUGH ESTIMATE OF THE ABUNDANCE of the main animal species (functional groups), (2) IDENTIFICATION/QUANTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERACTIONS between fauna, vegetation and ES”. The third task “(3) IMPLEMENTATION OF A MODULE FOR ANIMAL” will be mainly managed by the UMCCB team. Main traits of the Lac Télé – Lac Landscape It is the largest area of wetlands of Africa mainly covered (>80%) with flooded and swamp forests. These forests host three large primate species (gorillas, chimpanzees and bonobos), which is unique in the world. They have an enormous value for biodiversity conservation but also as hydrological resources for local communities and as energy production for people living downstream The huge biological value of the area could be explained by a rather low human density but also by the fact that some communities keep their traditional systems of natural resources management. Otherwise, this is difficult to travel trough the swamp forests, which limits poaching but favours the exchange up to the cities following waterways. Logging only concerns terra firmae forests. To obtain results comparable with surveys conducted elsewhere, we will use standardized methods for data collections. In particular, we will apply the methodology of inventories developed by Hart & Hart (2010). Their specific objectives are summarized in the table below. A) Determine distribution and abundance of fauna B) Habitat evaluation C) Anthropic occupancy and impact evaluation 1 Exploration Area distribution Main forest types and geographic gradients Villages, settlements, footpaths, tracks and forest use signs 2 Inventory Density and abundance Relationships between habitat types and fauna Impacts of hunting and logging
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