Snub-nosed monkeys (Rhinopithecus): potential distribution and its implication for conservation.

ABSTRACT: Many threatened species have undergone range retraction, and are confined to small fragmented populations. To increase their survival prospects, it is necessary to find suitable habitat outside their current range, to increase and interconnect populations. Species distribution models may be used to this purpose and can be an important part of the conservation strategies. One pitfall is that such mapping will typically assume that the current distribution represents the optimal habitat, which may not be the case for threatened species. Here, we use maximum entropy modelling (Maxent) and rectilinear bioclimatic envelope modelling with current and historical distribution data, together with the location of protected areas, and environmental and anthropogenic variables, to answer three key que

SUBMITTER: Nuchel J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6560942 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature