Acomys cilicicus is a narrow range, endemic spiny mouse species of Turkey. Some issues have been uncertain about its distribution and status. In the study, we, therefore, aimed to identify species' spatial understand impact environmental factors on species. We used maximum entropy modeling fulfill these purposes. The results showed that restricted in coastal part study area, human population on...

Species distribution modeling is used in applied ecology; for example in predicting the consequences of global change. However, questions still remain about the robustness of model predictions. Here we estimate effects of landscape spatial configuration and organism flight ability—factors related to dispersal—on the accuracy of species distribution models. Distribution models were developed for...

b a ckground : anopheles culicifacies is an important vector of malaria in southeast asia, contributing to almost 70%of malaria cases in india. it exists as a complex of five morphologically indistinguishable species a, b, c, d and e with varied geographical distribution patterns. in india, 8% of the total population of madhya pradesh (central india) contributes about 30% of total malaria cases...

A new Alcea species A. ilamica (Malvaceae), is described from Ilam province of Iran. The new species belongs to the sect. Pterocarpa. Differences from other Iranian species and its geographical distribution are discussed. SEM study of penicillate hairs showed that, A. ilamica is very similar to A. aucheri but has advanced characters. Illustrations and a distribution map are given '>A new Alcea ...

zygophyllum atriplicoides is one of the important species of iran rangelands that has special importance owing to some properties like high distribution rate, coverage percentage, density, and plant biomass that make it possible to supply a part of forage needed by livestock during spring and winter as well as to avoid soil degradation against water and wind erosions. this research tries to stu...

Species distribution models often use climate data to assess contemporary and/or future ranges for animal or plant species. Land use and land cover (LULC) data are important predictor variables for determining species range, yet are rarely used when modeling future distributions. In this study, maximum entropy modeling was used to construct species distribution maps for 50 North American bird s...