جستجوی مقالات مرتبط با کلیدواژه "conflict" در نشریات گروه "زیست شناسی"

Snakebite as a conflict with reptiles is effective on public health.Identifying the range of distribution of poisonous snakes can help to plan to reduce the possibility of snakebite and also to plan to deal with it.This study was carried out with the aim of evaluating the distribution of Iranian horned vipers in Yazd province and also the possibility of conflicts and snake bites in the province.In this regard, the presence points of the species were collected from all regions of the province, then the habitat of the species was modeled using Domian and Bioclim presence only methods.The output from these models was used to prepare pseudo-absence points.Finally, by combining the findings of 8 models, the species distribution map in the province was obtained.The effect of habitat variables on the distribution was calculated using the random forest model.To check the vulnerability and area of the habitat in each city, the true skill statistic(TSS)threshold was used on the suitability map, and finally, the number of local communities involved in the conflict was identified.The findings showed that the single models used in modeling were successful.The sensitivity and AUC for the Ensembel model were calculated as0.98 and0.99, respectively.Land use, altitude and Hillshade have the greatest effect on the presence of the species.75.86%of Taft county and 413 human settlements in it are at risk of snakebite.The settlements of Bahabad and Ardakan are also in the next ranks.The prediction map of this study can be considered for the implementation of health and safety programs against snakebite.

The Bee-eaters, include a group of 31 species of birds with bright colors that lives across the Palaeotropical and southern Eurasia regions. Of these, three species are distributed in Iran. Considering the role of bee-eaters in nature, presence of three species of Bee-eaters in Fars province and the conflict between Bee-keepers and Bee-eaters, it is important to study the distribution of these species in the province. In order to investigate the distribution range of Bee-eaters in ecoregions of Fars province, fieldwork was carried out during 2017 and 2018. In total, 294 points were recorded for the European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster), 58 points for the Green Bee-eater (Merops orientalis) and 13 points for the Persian Bee-eater (Merops persicus). Results showed that the European Bee-eater is distributed in almost regions of the province, Green Bee-eater in southern and western areas and the Persian Bee-eater in northern and western areas. According to the terrestrial ecoregions for Fars province, the European Bee-eater is distributed in the all three ecoregions including central Persian desert basins in northern areas, Zagros mountains forest steppe in central areas, and south Iran Nubo-Sindian desert and semi-desert ecoregion in southern areas of the province, but the most of its distribution points are related to the Zagros mountains forest steppe ecoregion. The Green Bee-eater is distributed in the Zagros mountains forest steppe and south Iran Nubo-Sindian desert ecoregions, however most of its distribution points are related to the south Iran Nubo-Sindian desert. The Persian Bee-eater is distributed only in the Zagros mountains forest steppe ecoregion.The three Bee-eater species overlap widely in distribution range in some parts of Fars province, and in the areas where all three species coexist, beekeeping is probably associated with a higher risk. Therefore, it is necessary to pay attention to this point for beehive apiary location.

Brown bear (Ursus arctos) is a species with high distribution range in Kermanshah province and this has created precondition of conflict. The aim of this study is to identify key bear habitats, ecological Niche fluctuations, and their desirable habitat cover in protected areas and counties of the province. In this regard, after field surveys, the presence of species was identified for 3 years (from 2016 to 2018). Nine habitat variables including ecological, topographic and anthropogenic were used to investigate distribution status. Distribution modeling was performed using Maximum Entropy algorithm. The significance of variables in modeling was calculated by jack knife method and model validity was calculated by ROC function. Width quantification of ecological nests was also calculated using related metrics in ENMTOOLS software. TSS threshold was used to quantify habitat area. Based on the results, appropriate habitat coverage of the species by the protected areas is not suitable and this weakness is evident in the southern parts of the province so that area of 265842.84 hectares of species habitat is outside the protected areas boundary and is prone to conflict with other Land use/land cover. Among the protected areas of the province, Ghaleje and Buzin and Marakhil had the most cover of this an umbrella spices. About half of Paveh county (% 46.68) is suitable for species and the least suitable was located in Qasrshirin county. The results of this study necessitate more attention to the continuity and habitat coverage of this species in the southern parts of the province.