Using surrogate species and MaxEnt modeling to prioritize areas for conservation of a páramo bird community in a tropical high Andean biosphere reserve

ABSTRACTThe páramo grassland ecosystem in the high Andes requires definition of spatially explicit and large-scale priorities for bird conservation, especially for lands outside of protected areas. Using surrogate species such as habitat specialists (e.g., páramo specialists), endemic species, or th...

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Main Authors: Pedro X. Astudillo, Santiago Barros, Danilo Mejía, Fernando R. Villegas, David C. Siddons, Steven C. Latta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2024-12-01
Series:Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/15230430.2023.2299362