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DOI | 10.1017/S0376892913000192 |
Modelling sandgrouse (Pterocles spp.) distributions and large-scale habitat requirements in Spain: implications for conservation | |
Benitez-Lopez, Ana1; Vinuela, Javier1; Hervas, Israel2; Suarez, Francisco2; Garcia, Jesus T.1 | |
通讯作者 | Benitez-Lopez, Ana |
来源期刊 | ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
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ISSN | 0376-8929 |
EISSN | 1469-4387 |
出版年 | 2014 |
卷号 | 41期号:2页码:132-143 |
英文摘要 | Knowledge of the factors determining species distributions is essential for developing conservation strategies. Sandgrouse Pterocles alchata and P. orientalis are threatened in Spain, the stronghold of European populations. Spatial modelling was used to: (1) assess the relative importance of abiotic, anthropogenic and geographical factors in the distribution of both sandgrouse species, (2) determine the most important anthropogenic predictors for each species occurrence, and (3) identify areas where conservation efforts should be prioritized. Abiotic and anthropogenic factors explained most of the variation in sandgrouse distributions. Both species were associated with arid flatlands, arable land cover being the most important anthropogenic variable determining their distribution. The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is the main driver of agricultural management in Europe, and may thus have a direct effect on sandgrouse distributions. P. orientalis exhibited broader habitat tolerance than P. alchata; the latter species tolerates warmer climates. Consequently, the network of core and marginally suitable areas identified for each species differs, and connectivity between the populations of these areas seems unlikely. Potential future changes in sandgrouse distribution will probably be directed principally by the synergistic effects of climate change and expected land-use transformations resulting from the new CAP and ongoing population growth, urbanization and infrastructure development. |
英文关键词 | species distribution models Pterocles alchata sandgrouse biogeography variation partitioning procedure steppe birds threatened species Pterocles orientalis conservation |
类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | Spain |
收录类别 | SCI-E |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000335415400005 |
WOS关键词 | PIN-TAILED SANDGROUSE ; STEPPE BIRDS ; SPECIES RICHNESS ; CLIMATE-CHANGE ; ORIENTALIS ; FARMLAND ; PREFERENCES ; POPULATIONS ; PREDICTION ; DIVERSITY |
WOS类目 | Biodiversity Conservation ; Environmental Sciences |
WOS研究方向 | Biodiversity & Conservation ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
资源类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/181812 |
作者单位 | 1.IREC CSIC UCLM JCCM, Inst Invest Recursos Cineget, E-13071 Ciudad Real, Spain; 2.Univ Autonoma Madrid, Dept Ecol, E-28049 Madrid, Spain |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Benitez-Lopez, Ana,Vinuela, Javier,Hervas, Israel,et al. Modelling sandgrouse (Pterocles spp.) distributions and large-scale habitat requirements in Spain: implications for conservation[J],2014,41(2):132-143. |
APA | Benitez-Lopez, Ana,Vinuela, Javier,Hervas, Israel,Suarez, Francisco,&Garcia, Jesus T..(2014).Modelling sandgrouse (Pterocles spp.) distributions and large-scale habitat requirements in Spain: implications for conservation.ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION,41(2),132-143. |
MLA | Benitez-Lopez, Ana,et al."Modelling sandgrouse (Pterocles spp.) distributions and large-scale habitat requirements in Spain: implications for conservation".ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION 41.2(2014):132-143. |
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