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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Global habitat suitability models of terrestrial mammals
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, Volume 366, No. 1578, Year 2011
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Detailed large-scale information on mammal distribution has often been lacking, hindering conservation efforts. We used the information from the 2009 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as a baseline for developing habitat suitability models for 5027 out of 5330 known terrestrial mammal species, based on their habitat relationships. We focused on the following environmental variables: land cover, elevation and hydrological features. Models were developed at 300 m resolution and limited to within species' known geographical ranges. A subset of the models was validated using points of known species occurrence. We conducted a global, fine-scale analysis of patterns of species richness. The richness of mammal species estimated by the overlap of their suitable habitat is on average one-third less than that estimated by the overlap of their geographical ranges. The highest absolute difference is found in tropical and subtropical regions in South America, Africa and Southeast Asia that are not covered by dense forest. The proportion of suitable habitat within mammal geographical ranges correlates with the IUCN Red List category to which they have been assigned, decreasing monotonically from Least Concern to Endangered. These results demonstrate the importance of fine-resolution distribution data for the development of global conservation strategies for mammals. © 2011 The Royal Society.
Authors & Co-Authors
Rondinini, Carlo
Italy, Rome
Sapienza Università Di Roma
Di Marco, Moreno
Italy, Rome
Sapienza Università Di Roma
Chiozza, Federica
Italy, Rome
Sapienza Università Di Roma
Santulli, Giulia
Italy, Rome
Sapienza Università Di Roma
Baisero, Daniele
Italy, Rome
Sapienza Università Di Roma
Visconti, Piero
Italy, Rome
Sapienza Università Di Roma
Australia, Townsville
James Cook University
Hoffmann, Mike
Switzerland, Gland
International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
United Kingdom, Cambridge
United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre
United States, Arlington
Conservation International
Schipper, Jan
United States, Hilo
Big Island Invasive Species Committee
Stuart, Simon N.
Switzerland, Gland
International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
United Kingdom, Cambridge
United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre
United States, Arlington
Conservation International
United Kingdom, Bath
University of Bath
United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi
Al Ain Wildlife Park and Resort
Tognelli, Marcelo F.
United States, Arlington
Conservation International
Argentina, Mendoza
Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de Zonas Aridas
Amori, Giovanni
Italy, Rome
Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche
Falcucci, Alessandra
Italy, Rome
Sapienza Università Di Roma
Maiorano, Luigi
Italy, Rome
Sapienza Università Di Roma
Switzerland, Lausanne
Université de Lausanne Unil
Boitani, Luigi
Italy, Rome
Sapienza Università Di Roma
Statistics
Citations: 269
Authors: 14
Affiliations: 11
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1098/rstb.2011.0113
ISSN:
09628436