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Correlating habitat suitability with landscape connectivity: A case study of Sichuan golden monkey in China

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dc.contributor.author Liu, Fang en
dc.contributor.author McShea, William J. en
dc.contributor.author Li, Diqiang en
dc.date.accessioned 2016-11-16T20:04:58Z
dc.date.available 2016-11-16T20:04:58Z
dc.date.issued 2017
dc.identifier.citation Liu, Fang, McShea, William J., and Li, Diqiang. 2017. "<a href="https%3A%2F%2Frepository.si.edu%2Fhandle%2F10088%2F30081">Correlating habitat suitability with landscape connectivity: A case study of Sichuan golden monkey in China</a>." <em>Ecological Modelling</em>. 353:37&ndash;46. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2016.09.004">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2016.09.004</a> en
dc.identifier.issn 0304-3800
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/10088/30081
dc.description.abstract We examined the landscape suitability of the region currently occupied by the Sichuan golden money (Rhinopithecus roxellana) using occupancy models constructed in Maxent with presence-only data and environmental variables. The aim of the study was to estimate potential dispersal corridors between presently disjunct populations. Least-cost path analysis was used to estimate its dispersal paths across the fragmented landscape. The results indicate that core areas of suitable habitat are located in the Qinling, Dabashan, and Minshan Mountains, as well as small patches in the Qionglai, Daxiangling and Liangshan Mountains; the most suitable habitats are in nature reserves of the Minshan Mountain. Elevation and density of the human settlements were the most important factors for identifying suitable habitat; and we identified location of less populated areas where some suitable forest patches offer the potential for dispersal corridors for this species. The study implies that there is potential for expansion of the species distribution, if steps are taken to preserve current forest patches that maybe too small for residency but suitable for dispersal. en
dc.relation.ispartof Ecological Modelling en
dc.title Correlating habitat suitability with landscape connectivity: A case study of Sichuan golden monkey in China en
dc.type Journal Article en
dc.identifier.srbnumber 140875
dc.identifier.doi 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2016.09.004
rft.jtitle Ecological Modelling
rft.volume 353
rft.spage 37
rft.epage 46
dc.description.SIUnit NZP en
dc.description.SIUnit Peer-reviewed en
dc.citation.spage 37
dc.citation.epage 46


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