Multi-scale niche modeling of three sympatric felids of conservation importance in central Iran

Rasoul Khosravi; Mahmoud-Reza Hemami; Samuel A. Cushman

doi:10.1007/s10980-019-00900-0

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Multi-scale niche modeling of three sympatric felids of conservation importance in central Iran

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Authors:

Rasoul Khosravi, Mahmoud-Reza Hemami, Samuel A. Cushman

Year:

2019

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-019-00900-0

Source:

Landscape Ecology. doi: 10.1007/s10980-019-00900-0.

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Abstract

Carnivores in the central Iranian plateau have experienced considerable declines in their populations during the last century. Ecological niche models can inform conservation efforts aimed at increasing the suitability of carnivore habitat by providing valuable information on the scale-dependent relationships between species and their environment.

Keywords

carnivores, ecological niche models, multiscale species distribution models, spatial filtering, spatial scale

Citation

Khosravi, Rasoul; Hemami, Mahmoud-Reza; Cushman, Samuel A. 2019. Multi-scale niche modeling of three sympatric felids of conservation importance in central Iran. Landscape Ecology. doi: 10.1007/s10980-019-00900-0.