Mapping the geographic distribution of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Aglaia bourdillonii</Emphasis> Gamble (Meliaceae), an endemic and threatened plant,using ecological niche modeling |
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| Authors: | M Irfan-Ullah Giriraj Amarnath M S R Murthy A Townsend Peterson |
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| Institution: | (1) Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), #659, 5th A Main Road, Hebbal, Bangalore, Karnataka, 560024, India;(2) Forestry and Ecology Division, National Remote Sensing Agency (NRSA), Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, 500037, India;(3) Natural History Museum and Biodiversity Research Center, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, USA |
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| Abstract: | Aglaia bourdillonii is a plant narrowly endemic to the southern portion of the Western Ghats (WG), in peninsular India. To understand its ecological
and geographic distribution, we used ecological niche modeling (ENM) based on detailed distributional information recently
gathered, in relation to detailed climatic data sets. The ENMs successfully reconstructed key features of the species’ geographic
distribution, focusing almost entirely on the southern WG. Much of the species’ distributional potential is already under
protection, but our analysis allows identification of key zones for additional protection, all of which are adjacent to existing
protected areas. ENM provides a useful tool for understanding the natural history of such rare and endangered species.
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| Keywords: | Aglaia bourdillonii GARP Niche modeling Southern Western Ghats Species distribution modeling |
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