An Individual-based Model Approach for the Conservation of the Sumatran Tiger Panthera tigris sumatrae Population in Central Sumatra [Elektronische Ressource] / Muhammad Ali Imron. Gutachter: Uta Berger ; Ilse Storch. Betreuer: Sven Herzog

Fakultät Forst-, Geo- und HydrowissenschaftenAn Individual-based Model Approachfor the Conservation of the Sumatran TigerPanthera tigris sumatrae Populationin Central SumatraDissertation zur Erlangung des akademischen GradesDoctor rerum silvaticarum (Dr. rer. silv)vorgelegt vonM.Sc. Muhammad Ali ImronGutachter:Frau Prof. Dr.Uta Berger (Technische Universität Dresden)Frau Prof. Dr. Ilse Storch (Albert Ludwig Universität Freiburg)Dresden, 17 Februar 2011Erklärung des PromovendenDieÜbereinstimmungdiesesExemplarsmitdemOriginalderDissertationzum Thema:An Individual-based Model Approachfor the Conservation of the Sumatran TigerPanthera tigris sumatrae Populationin Central Sumatrawird hiermit bestätigtDresden, 11 März 2011Gedruckt mit Unterstützung des Deutschen AkademischenAustauschdienstesSummaryThis dissertation demonstrates the construction of the Panthera Popula-tion Persistence (PPP), an individual-based model for the Sumatran tiger(Panthera tigris sumatrae) which provides proper theoretical and appli-cation frameworks for the conservation of this tiger sub-species in centralSumatra. The PPP model was developed to gain insight into tiger-prey-habitat relationships as well as the effect of human impacts on the per-sistence of tiger populations. The model addresses three main problemsfor the survival of the Sumatran tiger: tiger poaching, prey depletion, andhabitat loss.