Species distribution modeling of two poorly known populations of Spalerosophis diadema (Reptilia: Colubridae): are the Zagros Mountains a true barrier for fragmentation in this species?
ABSTRACTPredictive models of species distribution can be beneficial for identifying the most important and influential environmental factors in species distribution and understanding the current and future habitat suitability of species. In this study, we used species distribution modeling to find o...
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| author | Reza Yadollahvandmiandoab Azita Farashi Amir Ebrahimi |
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| description | ABSTRACTPredictive models of species distribution can be beneficial for identifying the most important and influential environmental factors in species distribution and understanding the current and future habitat suitability of species. In this study, we used species distribution modeling to find out the potential distribution and habitat suitability of two spatially separated populations of Spalerosophis diadema and show the most important environmental factors that affect their habitat separation. The findings of SDM analyses demonstrated that the most important factors for the two populations are annual mean temperature, precipitation of coldest quarter, NDVI in May, and elevation, as these factors contributing about 80–85% of the environmental factors to the whole model. Two populations react similarly to these environmental predictors and there is no significant difference between the important, and influential environmental factors of their habitats. Although our results show some overlap of the potential distributions of populations among Mesopotamian plain and Afghanistan, there is no confirmed report or voucher specimen proving the overlap distribution in these regions. Our results support the hypothesis that the Zagros Mountains acted as a barrier to the east–west fragmentation of these two populations. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9d33f3c398ea4b589a739cfc1a29688a2023-09-04T15:07:26ZengTaylor & Francis GroupGeology, Ecology, and Landscapes2474-95082023-09-0111310.1080/24749508.2023.2254007Species distribution modeling of two poorly known populations of Spalerosophis diadema (Reptilia: Colubridae): are the Zagros Mountains a true barrier for fragmentation in this species?Reza Yadollahvandmiandoab0Azita Farashi1Amir Ebrahimi2Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Biológicas (Zoologia), Departamento de Sistemática e Ecologia – DSE, Centro de Ciências Exatas e da Natureza – CCEN, Universidade Federal da Paraíba – UFPB, Cidade Universitária, João Pessoa, PB, BrazilDepartment of Environment, Faculty of Natural Resources and Environment, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, IranDepartment of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Natural Resources and Environment, University of Birjand, Birjand, IranABSTRACTPredictive models of species distribution can be beneficial for identifying the most important and influential environmental factors in species distribution and understanding the current and future habitat suitability of species. In this study, we used species distribution modeling to find out the potential distribution and habitat suitability of two spatially separated populations of Spalerosophis diadema and show the most important environmental factors that affect their habitat separation. The findings of SDM analyses demonstrated that the most important factors for the two populations are annual mean temperature, precipitation of coldest quarter, NDVI in May, and elevation, as these factors contributing about 80–85% of the environmental factors to the whole model. Two populations react similarly to these environmental predictors and there is no significant difference between the important, and influential environmental factors of their habitats. Although our results show some overlap of the potential distributions of populations among Mesopotamian plain and Afghanistan, there is no confirmed report or voucher specimen proving the overlap distribution in these regions. Our results support the hypothesis that the Zagros Mountains acted as a barrier to the east–west fragmentation of these two populations.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/24749508.2023.2254007SpalerosophisMaxEntdistributionZagros Mountainssnake |
| spellingShingle | Reza Yadollahvandmiandoab Azita Farashi Amir Ebrahimi Species distribution modeling of two poorly known populations of Spalerosophis diadema (Reptilia: Colubridae): are the Zagros Mountains a true barrier for fragmentation in this species? Geology, Ecology, and Landscapes Spalerosophis MaxEnt distribution Zagros Mountains snake |
| title | Species distribution modeling of two poorly known populations of Spalerosophis diadema (Reptilia: Colubridae): are the Zagros Mountains a true barrier for fragmentation in this species? |
| title_full | Species distribution modeling of two poorly known populations of Spalerosophis diadema (Reptilia: Colubridae): are the Zagros Mountains a true barrier for fragmentation in this species? |
| title_fullStr | Species distribution modeling of two poorly known populations of Spalerosophis diadema (Reptilia: Colubridae): are the Zagros Mountains a true barrier for fragmentation in this species? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Species distribution modeling of two poorly known populations of Spalerosophis diadema (Reptilia: Colubridae): are the Zagros Mountains a true barrier for fragmentation in this species? |
| title_short | Species distribution modeling of two poorly known populations of Spalerosophis diadema (Reptilia: Colubridae): are the Zagros Mountains a true barrier for fragmentation in this species? |
| title_sort | species distribution modeling of two poorly known populations of spalerosophis diadema reptilia colubridae are the zagros mountains a true barrier for fragmentation in this species |
| topic | Spalerosophis MaxEnt distribution Zagros Mountains snake |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/24749508.2023.2254007 |
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