Victoria Handby

Ms. Victoria Handby

Oxford Brookes University
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Academic Career Length

7Years (2020-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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15 October 2020 in Diversity
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KOK.A.I. Nekaris OBE
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VHVictoria Handby
Victoria Handby
MCMarco Campera
Marco Campera
HBHélène Birot
Hélène Birot
KHKatherine Hedger
Katherine Hedger
MIMuhammad Ali Imron
Muhammad Ali Imron
Deforestation is a major threat to biodiversity, particularly within tropical forest habitats. Some of the fastest diminishing tropical forest habitats in the world occur in Indonesia, where fragmentation is severely impacting biodiversity, including on the island of Java, which holds many endemic species. Extreme fragmentation on the western part of the island, especially due to small-scale agriculture, impacts animal movement and increases mortality risk for mainly arboreal taxa. To mitigate this risk in an agroforest environment in Garut District, West Java, we installed 10 canopy bridges and monitored them through camera trapping between 2017 and 2019. Five of the monitored bridges were made of waterlines and five of rubber hose. We recorded Javan palm civets using the waterline bridges 938 times, while Javan slow lorises used the waterlines 1079 times and the rubber bridges 358 times. At least 19 other species used the bridges for crossing or perching. Our results demonstrate that relatively simple and cost-effective materials can be used to mitigate the effects of habitat fragmentation. We also recommend the use of camera traps to monitor the effectiveness of these interventions.

31 July 2021 in Biodiversity and Conservation
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KOK.A.I. Nekaris OBE
K.A.I. Nekaris OBE
VHVictoria Handby
Victoria Handby
MCMarco Campera
Marco Campera