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DOI	10.1016/j.jaridenv.2020.104153
	Modelling terrestrial reptile species richness, distributions and habitat suitability in Saudi Arabia
	Alatawi, Abdulaziz S.; Gilbert, Francis; Reader, Tom
通讯作者	Alatawi, AS
来源期刊	JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS
ISSN	0140-1963
EISSN	1095-922X
出版年	2020
卷号	178
英文摘要	Species distribution modelling is a powerful tool that can gives us ecological insights about species distributions, and potential effects of environmental factors, in poorly known habitats. For the first time the distribution of terrestrial reptiles in Saudi Arabia was modelled, and environmental factors that affect their current distribution and richness investigated. Reptiles are a major vertebrate group in Saudi Arabia and protecting them should be a priority for conservation in such an arid environment. Temperature was the most important of eleven predictors. Maximum species richness of reptiles was predicted in the central plateau, north-western borders, and in coastal areas of Saudi Arabia. Overall, the predicted and the observed patterns of species richness followed a similar pattern. Our analysis revealed that large scattered parts of Saudi Arabia are considered under-sampled in terms of sampling efforts of terrestrial reptile species. Our results represent the most comprehensive description of terrestrial reptile diversity distributions and habitat suitability in Saudi Arabia to date.
英文关键词	Habitat suitability Maxent Saudi Arabia Species distribution modelling Species richness Terrestrial reptiles
类型	Article
语种	英语
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000533505200012
WOS关键词	POTENTIAL DISTRIBUTION ; NORTH-AFRICA ; SAMPLE-SIZE ; CONSERVATION ; PERFORMANCE ; PREDICTION ; BIODIVERSITY ; BIOGEOGRAPHY ; AMPHIBIANS ; PATTERNS
WOS类目	Ecology ; Environmental Sciences
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/324480
作者单位	[Alatawi, Abdulaziz S.; Gilbert, Francis; Reader, Tom] Univ Nottingham, Sch Life Sci, Univ Pk, Nottingham NG7 2RD, England; [Alatawi, Abdulaziz S.] Univ Tabuk, Biol Dept, Tabuk City, Saudi Arabia
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Alatawi, Abdulaziz S.,Gilbert, Francis,Reader, Tom. Modelling terrestrial reptile species richness, distributions and habitat suitability in Saudi Arabia[J],2020,178.
APA	Alatawi, Abdulaziz S.,Gilbert, Francis,&Reader, Tom.(2020).Modelling terrestrial reptile species richness, distributions and habitat suitability in Saudi Arabia.JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS,178.
MLA	Alatawi, Abdulaziz S.,et al."Modelling terrestrial reptile species richness, distributions and habitat suitability in Saudi Arabia".JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS 178(2020).