การศึกษาการเปลี่ยนแปลงในระยะยาวของอัตราการรอดของรังนกและสัตว์ล่ารัง ของนกป่าเขตร้อนในประเทศไทย

Despite being covered by a relatively good, protected area network; Thailand still shows issues in protecting is very rich biodiversity. The causes are to be found in the fact that threatened species only occupy a small percentage of available habitats. It became then imperative to determine where target species are located, what their actual status is and what habitat they prefer in order to guarantee their long-term survival and protection. This type of investigation becomes even more urgent as several threatened species occur either at the edges or outside protected areas in what is now a human-dominated landscape. As a consequence, successful conservation/management can only be achieved by coordinate the work of government, non-government, & local people. In the end, long-term monitoring is needed as natural systems are dynamic and threats from humans are both short-term and long-term.

    The research goal of this study is to provide information useful for long-term biodiversity management with a specific focus on forest birds at Sakaerat Biosphere Reserve (Sakaerat Environmental Research Station) which is a small reserve area surrounded by highway, reservoir, agriculture areas and villages. We aim to demonstrate on how to conduct long-term monitoring to understand natural population dynamics and the threats from human such as climate change to ensure that key biodiversity is protected for the long-term and that problems can be anticipated and managed before population declines become irreversible, by focusing on long-term changes in nest survival and nest predators of tropical forest birds in Thailand. This information will lead to a better understanding of threats from humans on wildlife, which will be extremely valuable for the long-term management. Furthermore, training of young Thai researchers, staff and students will lead to the establishment of a core of ornithological field workers who will be able to conduct future studies. The results from this study will provide the scientific knowledge and data for Sakaerat Environmental Research Station’ extensive education program for Thai students. Finally, publishing in the international and national journal papers to share the results to other conservation organizations and to guide for forest conservation and management for the whole tropical region.