Potential changes in the extent of suitable habitats for geladas (Theropithecus gelada) in the Anthropocene.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Climate change coupled with other anthropogenic pressures may affect the extent of suitable habitat for species and thus their distributions. This is particularly true for species occupying high-altitude habitats such as the gelada (Theropithecus gelada) of the Ethiopian highlands. To explore the impact of climate change on species distributions, Species Distribution Modelling (SDM) has been extensively used. Here we model the current and future extent of sutibale habitat for geladas. Our modelling was based on 285 presence locations of geladas, covering their complete current distribution. We used different techniques to generate pseudoabsence datasets, MaxEnt model complexities, and cut-off thresholds to map the potential distribution of gelada under current and future

SUBMITTER: Ahmed AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10623689 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature