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ArticleEcological applications : a publication of the Ecological Society of America2025

Investigating the demography and dynamics of a low-density tiger population in Southeast Asia: What limits recovery?

Robert Steinmetz, Worrapan Phumanee, Rungnapa Phoonjampa, Teerawut Keawsrisod, Komsan Bunchornratana, Thanee Dawrueng, Thawatchai Bejraburnin, Naris Bhumpakphan

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Article in Ecological applications : a publication of the Ecological Society of America, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Robert SteinmetzWWF Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand.
Worrapan PhumaneeWWF Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand.
Rungnapa PhoonjampaWWF Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand.
Teerawut KeawsrisodWWF Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand.
Komsan BunchornratanaWWF Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand.
Thanee DawruengWWF Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand.
Thawatchai BejraburninDepartment of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, Bangkok, Thailand.
Naris BhumpakphanFaculty of Forestry, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand.

Funding

WWF-FranceWWF-GermanyWWF-JapanWWF-SwedenWWF-US
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Prey depletion, direct poaching, and habitat fragmentation are driving global declines of carnivore species, but the specific consequences of these impacts on population demography have not been widely studied, obscuring an understanding of why some populations recover while others flounder. This 11-year study sought to uncover what constrains recovery of a low-density tiger population in Thailand, by investigating population dynamics with respect to three key mechanisms potentially affecting vital rates: tiger poaching, prey depletion, and immigration. Our site resembled most Southeast Asian tiger populations in that tiger and prey abundance were both low, but it was unusual in sharing landscape connectivity with the largest tiger population remaining in Southeast Asia. We identified tigers with camera traps and applied a Pradel robust design model to estimate survival, recruitment, immigration, and population growth rate. We obtained information on cub production through observations of dependent young with their mother. The small population (7-11 adults) was stable over time but did not increase (

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Animal DistributionConservation of Natural ResourcesTigersAnimalsAsia, SoutheasternFemaleMalePopulation DensityPopulation DynamicsThailandcamera‐trappingcapture–recapturecarnivoresdemographyimmigrationpopulation monitoringPradel modelprey depletionrecruitmentrobust designsource–sink dynamicssurvival

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PMCPMC12528830

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