Zoning Northern Eurasia based on the fauna of terrestrial vertebrates and their classification by similarity of distribution

Ravkin, Yu. S.; Богомолова, И. Н.; Nikolaeva, Olga N.; Zheleznova, T. K.

doi:10.1134/s1995425514020127

Contemp. Probl. Ecol.

2014

DOI: 10.1134/s1995425514020127

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Zoning Northern Eurasia based on the fauna of terrestrial vertebrates and their classification by similarity of distribution

Yu. S. Ravkin

И. Н. Богомолова

Olga N. Nikolaeva

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“…Within China, there is a debate as to whether the Altai Mountains should be classified into the Central Asia Subrealm (Zhang, 2009) or the Euro-Siberian Subrealm (Ma et al, 1987). Outside of China, the latter classification tends to be favored (Bobrov, 2000;Krivokhatsky and Emeljanov, 2000;Ravkin et al, 2010Ravkin et al, , 2014. The Tianshan Mountains are often classified zoogeographically as a desert unit (Ma et al, 1987;Huang, 2005;Zhang, 2009;Shen et al, 2013a).…”

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Amphibian and reptilian distribution patterns in the transitional zone between the Euro-Siberian and Central Asia Subrealms

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2015

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There exist some controversies over the larger zoogeographic divisions of the arid areas of Central Asia, whose characteristics include complex ecological environments, complex fauna origins and unique patterns of animal distribution. The aim of this study was to determine, using quantitative analysis, the distribution patterns of amphibians and reptiles in the arid areas of Central Asia, whose various physiographical regions were divided into 17 Operative Geographical Units (OGUs). Based on the presence or absence of 52 amphibian and reptile genera in the 17 OGUs, and by making use of the Czekanowski Similarity Index, the Baroni-Urbani and Buser's Similarity Index, and the strong and weak boundary test, we studied the biotic boundaries within these contested regions. In accordance with our results, the classification dendrogram was divided into two main branches. One branch is composed of the northern OGUs of the Altai Mountains which are a part of the Euro-Siberian Subrealm. The other branch includes all of the OGUs south of the Altai Mountains, which belong to the Central Asia Subrealm. There is a significantly weak biotic boundary (DW>0, GW>GS, P<0.01) between the Euro-Siberian Subrealm and the Central Asia Subrealm that corresponded to the transitional zones. The boundary between the two subrealms runs along the Altai Mountains, the Sayan Mountains, the Hangai Mountains and the Mongolian Dagurr Mountains. The boundaries between the main branches in the Central Asia Subrealm are weak, reflecting the widespread existence of transitional zones in the arid areas of Central Asia. The Tianshan Mountains should be elevated to form its own separate region, "the Middle Asian Mountain Region", which, due to its special fauna and environment, would be classified at the same level as the Mongolia-Xinjiang Region. With the approach of creating a cluster analysis dendogram based upon the genera of amphibians and reptiles, the relationship of these higher level zoogeographical divisions was successfully resolved and the error of long-branch attraction was also avoided. With our clustering dendrogram as the foundation, the independence test was applied to strong and weak boundaries, and this resolved the problem of where to attribute the transition areas and revealed as well the barrier effect that physical, geographic boundaries have upon amphibians and reptiles. The approach of combining genera clustering analysis with a statistical boundary test should be applicable not only to the distribution patterns of other animal groups, but also to delineating large-scale zoogeographical divisions.

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Amphibian and reptilian distribution patterns in the transitional zone between the Euro-Siberian and Central Asia Subrealms

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Mapping of Areas of Model Species of Animal Population of the Republic of Dagestan

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Zoning Northern Eurasia based on the fauna of terrestrial vertebrates and their classification by similarity of distribution

Cited by 3 publications

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Amphibian and reptilian distribution patterns in the transitional zone between the Euro-Siberian and Central Asia Subrealms

Amphibian and reptilian distribution patterns in the transitional zone between the Euro-Siberian and Central Asia Subrealms

Avifauna of Mountains in Northeastern Siberia

Mapping of Areas of Model Species of Animal Population of the Republic of Dagestan

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