POTENTIAL HABITAT OF SNOW LEOPARD (PANTHERA UNCIA, FELINAE) IN SOUTH SIBERIA AND ADJACENT TERRITORIES BASED ON THE MAXIMUM ENTROPY DISTRIBUTION MODEL

被引:13
作者
Kalashnikova, Y. A. [1 ,3 ]
Karnaukhov, A. S. [2 ]
Dubinin, M. Y. [4 ]
Poyarkov, A. D. [1 ]
Rozhnov, V. V. [1 ]
机构
[1] Russian Acad Sci, Severtsov Inst Ecol & Evolut, Moscow 119071, Russia
[2] World Wildlife Fund, Moscow 109240, Russia
[3] Magistratsvagen, Lund, Sweden
[4] OOO NextGIS, Moscow 117312, Russia
来源
ZOOLOGICHESKY ZHURNAL | 2019年 / 98卷 / 03期
关键词
Snow leopard; irbis; Panthera uncia; Maxent; habitat model; potential habitat; SPECIES DISTRIBUTIONS; HOME-RANGE; PACKAGE;
D O I
10.1134/S0044513419030061
中图分类号
Q95 [动物学];
学科分类号
071002 ;
摘要
The snow leopard is an endangered large fetid inhabiting highlands of 12 Asian countries. It is distributed across vast territories and adequate modern methods are required for mapping its potential habitats. The goal of the present study is to create a model of snow leopard potential habitat within the northern part of its range in Russia (and adjacent territories of Mongolia, China and Kazakhstan). More than 5 years of observations (total number of presence points = 449), environmental variables and the maximum entropy distribution method (Maxent) are used. The resulting map demonstrates that a suitable habitat (probability of the animal's presence between 0.5 and 1) of the northern population of snow leopard in Russia occupies 16500 km(2) with a buffer of transient territories (probability between 0.25 and 0.49) covering 32800 km(2). Most of a suitable habitat within the study area is associated with the Altai Mountains, Western Sayan Mountains, Sangilen Plateau, Tsagan-Shibetu and Shapshal. One third of the suitable habitat lies within areas of a varying protection status. The results of modeling are of importance both for scientists and conservation managers, as they allow for leopard occurrence to be predicted, supporting research on and the conservation of the species.
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页码:332 / 342
页数:11
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