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DOI	10.1016/j.ecolind.2021.107951
	Invasion risk assessment using trait-environment and species distribution modelling techniques in an arid protected area: Towards conservation prioritization
	El-Barougy, Reham F.; Dakhil, Mohammed A.; Halmy, Marwa W.; Gray, Sarah M.; Abdelaal, Mohamed; Khedr, Abdel-Hamid A.; Bersier, Louis-Felix
通讯作者	El-Barougy, RF (corresponding author), Damietta Univ, Fac Sci, Bot & Microbiol Dept, Dumyat 34518, Egypt. ; El-Barougy, RF (corresponding author), Univ Fribourg, Dept Biol Ecol & Evolut, Chemin Musee 10, CH-1700 Fribourg, Switzerland.
来源期刊	ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
ISSN	1470-160X
EISSN	1872-7034
出版年	2021
卷号	129
英文摘要	Invasive species are considered as one of the key threats to biodiversity and human livelihoods globally. The most effective strategy for handling invasion would be based on profiling invasive species and identifying areas at risk of invasion before they occur. The current study used a trait-environment modelling approach to identify alien species with high probability of invasiveness and combined this with the species distribution models (SDMs) to predict areas in the arid Saint Katherine Protectorate (SKP) in Egypt that were at highest risk of invasion by these species. The specific leaf area, number of leaves, soil nitrogen, and prevalence of disturbances were the most important biotic and abiotic indicators for predicting invasiveness in SKP. Of the investigated 33 alien plant species, three species were identified to have the highest probability of invasiveness, including Salvia rosmarinus, Eucalyptus globulus, and Acacia saligna. The outcome of the SDMs revealed that precipitation seasonality and temperature-related variables were the most important bioclimatic predictors determining the potential invasion risk of the studied alien species. Potential invasion is more likely in the eastern and northern parts of SKP, where biodiversity-rich common microhabitats are found and where there is a prevalence of disturbances such as tourism activities. The Etalaa, Shaq Mosa, and El-Mesirdi wadis microhabitats, in particular, were identified in the current study to be potentially highly suitable microhabitats for alien invasiveness and should be prioritized for monitoring and conservation actions. Moreover, the three identified species could be used as early indicators for microhabitats at risk of invasion along the environmental gradients of temperature and precipitation in arid ecosystems. This approach can be applied to other taxa and other ecosystems and can provide opportunities for formulating proactive management strategies against biological invasions.
英文关键词	Biotic and abiotic indicators Invasive species Microhabitat suitability Human influence Invasion risk Arid ecosystem Conservation priority
类型	Article
语种	英语
开放获取类型	gold
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000681689400002
WOS关键词	POTENTIAL DISTRIBUTION ; EUCALYPTUS-GLOBULUS ; ESTABLISHMENT ; VEGETATION ; SHRUBS ; SINAI ; LAND
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/2XILL650/368432
作者单位	[El-Barougy, Reham F.; Khedr, Abdel-Hamid A.] Damietta Univ, Fac Sci, Bot & Microbiol Dept, Dumyat 34518, Egypt; [El-Barougy, Reham F.; Gray, Sarah M.; Bersier, Louis-Felix] Univ Fribourg, Dept Biol Ecol & Evolut, Chemin Musee 10, CH-1700 Fribourg, Switzerland; [Dakhil, Mohammed A.] Helwan Univ, Fac Sci, Bot & Microbiol Dept, Cairo 11790, Egypt; [Halmy, Marwa W.] Alexandria Univ, Fac Sci, Dept Environm Sci, POB 21511, Alexandria, Egypt; [Abdelaal, Mohamed] Mansoura Univ, Fac Sci, Dept Bot, Mansoura 35516, Egypt
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	El-Barougy, Reham F.,Dakhil, Mohammed A.,Halmy, Marwa W.,et al. Invasion risk assessment using trait-environment and species distribution modelling techniques in an arid protected area: Towards conservation prioritization[J],2021,129.
APA	El-Barougy, Reham F..,Dakhil, Mohammed A..,Halmy, Marwa W..,Gray, Sarah M..,Abdelaal, Mohamed.,...&Bersier, Louis-Felix.(2021).Invasion risk assessment using trait-environment and species distribution modelling techniques in an arid protected area: Towards conservation prioritization.ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS,129.
MLA	El-Barougy, Reham F.,et al."Invasion risk assessment using trait-environment and species distribution modelling techniques in an arid protected area: Towards conservation prioritization".ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS 129(2021).