Comparative niche modeling of two bush-shrikes (Laniarius) and the conservation of mid-elevation Afromontane forests of the Albertine Rift
العنوان: | Comparative niche modeling of two bush-shrikes (Laniarius) and the conservation of mid-elevation Afromontane forests of the Albertine Rift |
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المؤلفون: | Josh E. Engel, Samuel Ayebare, Fabio Berzaghi, Andrew J. Plumptre, Hamlet Mugabe, John M. Bates, Deo Kujirakwinja |
المصدر: | The Condor. 120:803-814 |
بيانات النشر: | Oxford University Press (OUP), 2018. |
سنة النشر: | 2018 |
مصطلحات موضوعية: | 0106 biological sciences, Ecological niche, Rift, biology, Ecology, 010604 marine biology & hydrobiology, Biogeography, Species distribution, biology.organism_classification, 010603 evolutionary biology, 01 natural sciences, Environmental niche modelling, Geography, Habitat, Animal Science and Zoology, Laniarius, Endemism, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics |
الوصف: | Avian endemism in the Albertine Rift is among the highest of any region in Africa. Conservation of these forests is a high priority, but informed prioritization has been hampered by limited data for most endemic bird species. We employed ecological niche models, coupled with remote sensing and field data, to present a case study of 2 Albertine Rift bush-shrikes (Laniarius) that until recently had been considered conspecific. The ecological niche models are based on presence-only data from museum specimens and sight records from field surveys from the region. We generated a set of competing models with different subsets of environmental variables. We evaluated competing models with an intuitive and broadly applicable model-selection strategy appropriate for assessing suitable habitat for species of conservation concern. Based on its distribution, habitat requirements, and the boundaries of national parks in the Albertine Rift, our results demonstrate that the recently described and cryptic Willard... |
تدمد: | 1938-5129 0010-5422 |
DOI: | 10.1650/condor-18-28.1 |
URL الوصول: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_________::6caa4bab499d30e8ff54851543ed96d5 https://doi.org/10.1650/condor-18-28.1 |
Rights: | OPEN |
رقم الانضمام: | edsair.doi...........6caa4bab499d30e8ff54851543ed96d5 |
قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
تدمد: | 19385129 00105422 |
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DOI: | 10.1650/condor-18-28.1 |