Identifying priority core habitats and corridors for effective conservation of brown bears in Iran

Abstract Iran lies at the southernmost range limit of brown bears globally. Therefore, understanding the habitat associations and patterns of population connectivity for brown bears in Iran is relevant for the species’ conservation. We applied species distribution modeling to predict habitat suitabi...

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Main Authors: A. Mohammadi, K. Almasieh, D. Nayeri, F. Ataei, A. Khani, J. V. López-Bao, V. Penteriani, S. A. Cushman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-79970-z