Nature Communications (Dec 2017)

Sumatran tiger survival threatened by deforestation despite increasing densities in parks

  • Matthew Scott Luskin,
  • Wido Rizki Albert,
  • Mathias W. Tobler

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-01656-4
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Determining the conservation status and populations trends for elusive predators has been impeded by discrepancies in how densities are calculated. Here, Luskin et al. introduce a means to standardize previous density estimates and assess the threats to the Sumatran tiger.