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Jensen, K. A. , Overview on the ecology and use of amyda cartilaginea and other non-marine turtle species from sarawak malaysian borneo. Paper presented at Turtle Survival Alliance 2007 Annual Meeting.
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| Resource type: Proceedings Article BibTeX citation key: Jensen2007 View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: Amyda, Amyda cartilaginea, Habitat = habitat, Schildkröten = turtles + tortoises, Südostasien = South East Asia, Trionychidae, Trionyx Creators: Jensen Collection: Turtle Survival Alliance 2007 Annual Meeting |
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Trionyx Borneo, the planet’s third largest island, is located in the Malay Archipelago and is considered a center of global biodiversity. The island itself is under the jurisdiction of three countries - Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brunei Darussalam. Sarawak is one of the two Malaysian states located on the island, the other being Sabah. Borneo, as with most of Asia, has a high diversity of non-marine turtle species. This combined with their diversity of ecological and cultural roles should make them strong candidates for research and conservation. Sadly, this has not been the case. None of the species known from Borneo have been studied at length and consequently, little is known of their ecology. This paper represents the first known ecological study on the Asian soft-shell turtle (Amyda cartilaginea) from Borneo. Notes were opportunistically collected on other non-marine turtle species, termed hard-shelled turtles. Two main study sites were used and percent capture success rates for Amyda cartilaginea were extremely low indicating the populations may be at a crisis level. Collection of large sets of field data on Amyda cartilaginea is difficult in Sarawak where this species is actively hunted for food by nearly all indigenous peoples. Other species appear to be for pets and socio-religious purposes on a smaller scale. Recommended conservation actions include detailed status surveys on all non-marine turtle species, increased enforcement to curtail illegal collection, public education, and increased efforts to collect data on the biology of these species.
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