Constraints on raptor distribution at the southwestern boundary of the Palaearctic: implications for conservation

Tellería, José Luis; Fandós, Guillermo; Tena, Elena; Carbonell, Roberto; Onrubia, Alejandro; Qninba, Abdeljebbar; Ramírez, Álvaro

doi:10.1007/s10531-018-1677-9

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“…These models are among the most frequently used methods in studying avian ecology, evolution, biogeography, and conservation (Engler et al, 2017;Fourcade et al, 2017;Brambilla et al, 2018Brambilla et al, , 2019Brambilla et al, , 2020Ramellini et al, 2019;Burns et al, 2020;Ferrer-Paris and Sánchez-Mercado, 2021;Li et al, 2021;Lu et al, 2021;Mudereri et al, 2021;Avotins et al, 2022;Condro et al, 2022;Escobar-Luján et al, 2022). They have been applied to identifying suitable habitats of species (Tellería et al, 2019;Song et al, 2020;Bai et al, 2022;Buechley et al, 2022), predicting the impacts of climate change on species distribution (Escobar-Luján et al, 2022;Zhu et al, 2022), mapping avian hotspots and richness (Moradi et al, 2019), and effectiveness of protected areas for conservation of species (Buechley et al, 2022;Escobar-Luján et al, 2022;Tian et al, 2022). One particular application of SDMs is to model species' global habitat suitability, which is very critical for largescale conservation planning of biodiversity (Panthi et al, 2021;Wang et al, 2022).…”

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Modeling global habitat suitability and environmental predictor of distribution of a Near Threatened avian scavenger at a high spatial resolution

2023

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Vultures are among the most vulnerable birds in the world. The bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) is among the threatened species of vultures and listed as Near Threatened. The species is widely distributed across the Palearctic, Afrotropical, and Indomalayan regions. The species faces several threats such as poisoning, direct persecution, habitat degradation, and collisions with powerlines and wind power farms. Thus, knowing the global habitat suitability of the species and environmental predictors of the species distribution can facilitate the species conservation. In this study, we applied a maximum entropy approach, 10,585 distribution records, and 10 environmental variables to model the bearded vulture's global habitat suitability at high spatial resolution [30-arc-second (1 km)]. We also estimated protected area coverage for the species' suitable habitats. We identified 8,117,231 km2 of suitable habitat for the species across its global range in Europe, Asia, and Africa. The results showed that topographic diversity is the most important predictor of the species distribution across its distribution range. Results of estimating the area of suitable habitats of the bearded vulture within protected areas revealed that only 16.26% of the species' suitable habitats are protected. The areas that were identified to have the highest suitability for the species have high priority for the conservation of this iconic species thus these areas should be included in the network of protected areas.

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Modeling global habitat suitability and environmental predictor of distribution of a Near Threatened avian scavenger at a high spatial resolution

2023

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Distribution of the European turtle dove (Streptopelia turtur) at the edge of the South-Western Palaearctic: transboundary differences and conservation prospects

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Wintering raptor species distribution in a semiarid Mediterranean region: the relevance of lowlands and open habitats as stopover sites

Álvarez,

León-Ortega,

Martínez

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Eur J Wildl Res

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As land-use cover types affect wintering birds’ strategies, studying their habitat suitability for species conservation is relevant. Predictive spatial models are considered excellent tools for conservation planning and improving our understanding of species distribution. Here we build models to predict the spatial distribution of raptor species that overwinter in SE Spain. We modelled the wintering raptor species distribution based on the presence-only data obtained between 2017 and 2019 and analysed their habitat preferences based on elevation and land-use cover variables. Our results show that altitude and distance to the coastline are the most important environmental factors to affect most species’ habitat suitability. Habitat type-related factors are other important predictors, and raptors subject of this study prefer lowlands and areas close to the coastline for overwintering by selecting open habitats, which include wetlands and irrigated and rainfed crops. This study highlights the importance of the habitat heterogeneity generated by wetlands and herbaceous crops within a low-altitude range as the optimal environment for wintering raptors. Such information should be considered for raptor conservation planning in human-altered landscapes.

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Constraints on raptor distribution at the southwestern boundary of the Palaearctic: implications for conservation

Cited by 4 publications

References 45 publications

Modeling global habitat suitability and environmental predictor of distribution of a Near Threatened avian scavenger at a high spatial resolution

Modeling global habitat suitability and environmental predictor of distribution of a Near Threatened avian scavenger at a high spatial resolution

Distribution of the European turtle dove (Streptopelia turtur) at the edge of the South-Western Palaearctic: transboundary differences and conservation prospects

Wintering raptor species distribution in a semiarid Mediterranean region: the relevance of lowlands and open habitats as stopover sites

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