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DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0131452 |
Using Range-Wide Abundance Modeling to Identify Key Conservation Areas for the Micro-Endemic Bolson Tortoise (Gopherus flavomarginatus) | |
Urena-Aranda, Cinthya A.1,2; Rojas-Soto, Octavio2; Martinez-Meyer, Enrique3; Yanez-Arenas, Carlos; Landgrave Ramirez, Rosario4; Espinosa de los Monteros, Alejandro2 | |
通讯作者 | Espinosa de los Monteros, Alejandro |
来源期刊 | PLOS ONE
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ISSN | 1932-6203 |
出版年 | 2015 |
卷号 | 10期号:6 |
英文摘要 | A widespread biogeographic pattern in nature is that population abundance is not uniform across the geographic range of species: most occurrence sites have relatively low numbers, whereas a few places contain orders of magnitude more individuals. The Bolson tortoise Gopherus flavomarginatus is endemic to a small region of the Chihuahuan Desert in Mexico, where habitat deterioration threatens this species with extinction. In this study we combined field burrows counts and the approach for modeling species abundance based on calculating the distance to the niche centroid to obtain range-wide abundance estimates. For the Bolson tortoise, we found a robust, negative relationship between observed burrows abundance and distance to the niche centroid, with a predictive capacity of 71%. Based on these results we identified four priority areas for the conservation of this microendemic and threatened tortoise. We conclude that this approach may be a useful approximation for identifying key areas for sampling and conservation efforts in elusive and rare species. |
类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | Mexico |
收录类别 | SCI-E |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000358147500160 |
WOS关键词 | SPECIES DISTRIBUTIONS ; BIOTIC INTERACTIONS ; IMPROVE PREDICTION ; MACROECOLOGY ; SUITABILITY ; PATTERNS ; HABITAT ; SCALES |
WOS类目 | Multidisciplinary Sciences |
WOS研究方向 | Science & Technology - Other Topics |
来源机构 | Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México |
资源类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/189802 |
作者单位 | 1.Inst Ecol AC, Div Posgrad, Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico; 2.Inst Ecol AC, Biol Evolut, Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico; 3.Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Biol, Dept Zool, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico; 4.Inst Ecol AC, Ecol Func, Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Urena-Aranda, Cinthya A.,Rojas-Soto, Octavio,Martinez-Meyer, Enrique,et al. Using Range-Wide Abundance Modeling to Identify Key Conservation Areas for the Micro-Endemic Bolson Tortoise (Gopherus flavomarginatus)[J]. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México,2015,10(6). |
APA | Urena-Aranda, Cinthya A.,Rojas-Soto, Octavio,Martinez-Meyer, Enrique,Yanez-Arenas, Carlos,Landgrave Ramirez, Rosario,&Espinosa de los Monteros, Alejandro.(2015).Using Range-Wide Abundance Modeling to Identify Key Conservation Areas for the Micro-Endemic Bolson Tortoise (Gopherus flavomarginatus).PLOS ONE,10(6). |
MLA | Urena-Aranda, Cinthya A.,et al."Using Range-Wide Abundance Modeling to Identify Key Conservation Areas for the Micro-Endemic Bolson Tortoise (Gopherus flavomarginatus)".PLOS ONE 10.6(2015). |
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