Habitat suitability and connectivity for clouded leopard Neofelis nebulosa in Northeast India.

ABSTRACT: The expansion of human activities poses a grave threat to the survival of the vulnerable clouded leopard. Absence of localized India-centric information on the distribution and connectivity for clouded leopards presents an obstacle to the implementation of conservation measures. This study aims to model the habitat suitability and connectivity of the species within the Northeastern region of India. Habitat suitability of the species was modelled using MaxEnt. The corridor connectivity was modelled using core habitat area and resistance surface raster with least cost path analysis and circuit theory. Various metrics such as current centrality, pinch-points, and linkage quality were calculated. MaxEnt model predicted ~ 7% of the total North-Eastern landscape of India under highly suitable ha

SUBMITTER: Habib B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12479822 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature