جستجوی مقالات مرتبط با کلیدواژه « corridor » در نشریات گروه « اکولوژی »

abitats have dramatically destructed worldwide.However a growing trend is emerging for restoring habitatats. One of the most effective approach to revitalize them is to restore the conditions that have lost. Studies indicate high probability of local extinction of Maral (Cervus elaphus maral) in the current habitats of Gilan due to severe habitat destruction. The current study aimed to introduce application of habitat suitability and resistances surfaces, connectivity paths and corridors for analyzing and monitoring changes in habitats as the starting point of their reconstruction. Based on the results, 35% reduction of suitable habitats, 34% increase in the number of patches, 89% in edge density, and 53% reduction in the average size of patches indicate that  occurrence of habitat loss and fragmentation, severely disrupted the integrity of Maral habitats. Increasing cost-weight distance to the Euclidean distance and land cover change of paths and corridors indicate increasing of habitat resistance and reduction of landscape permeability. Results have given a clear picture of the changes in habitat suitability and connectivity of Maral that can play an effective role in restoration process.

Long-term survival of Goitered gazelles in central Iran has been threatened because of isolation of existing populations and genetic threats. Effective management of these small and isolated populations needs to evaluate landscape connectivity among core habitat patches. In the present study, resistance surfaces were mapped as a function of twelve uncorrelated variables using species distribution algorithms. Given the limited empirical data of Goitered gazelle dispersal distances, we assessed different dispersal ability scenarios. Extent of core habitats, fracture zones, and dispersal corridors were identified using resistance kernel approach. Our finding showed that while gazelle population in Biduiyeh Protected Area has been isolated, there is relatively high dispersal rate among populations of Goitered gazelle in Mooteh National Park, Ghamishloo National Park, Kahyaz Protected Area, Kalmand-Bahadoran Protected Area and Kolah-Qazi National Park. Given the effect of roads and metropolises, functional connectivity between Kolah-Qazi and other populations is not possible. Based on genetic relationships and landscape connectivity results, we concluded that gazelle populations in Central Iran can be grouped into three separated subpopulations including 1- Biduiyeh P.A., 2-Kolah-Qazi N.P., and 3- gazelles in other protected areas. The obtained results show that integrated conservation management at landscape level need to be considered in maintaining gene flow among isolated and fragmented habitats.

Modeling of ecological connectivity across landscape is important for understanding a wide range of ecological processes. Modeling ecological connectivity between habitats and incorporating these models into conservation planning require quantifying the effect of spatial patterns of landscape on the degree of habitats connectivity. Recently، concepts from electrical circuit theory have been adapted to model habitats connectivity، predict patterns of movement and identifying corridors. Circuits are defined as network of nodes connected by resistors (electrical components that conduct current). the application of circuit theory to ecological problems is because of connections between ecological and electrical connectivity: as multiple or wider conductors connecting two electrical nodes (in parallel) allow greater current flow than would a single، narrow conductor، multiple or wider habitat swaths connecting populations or habitats also allow greater movement between them.. This theory treats landscape as a conductive surface and creates a network by converting pixels to nodes and connecting them to their immediate neighbors. Results of this theory are current and voltage maps، which can be related to ecological processes like individual movements. In this study circuit theory was applied to evaluate habitats connectivity for Persian gazella (Gazella subgutturosa) and Isfahan wild sheep (Ovis omon isfahanica) between Mooteh and Ghamishloo wildlife refuges in Isfahan province-Iran. Based on current maps، movement patterns and، functional connectivity for target species was evaluated. furthermore، area important for connectivity across the study area was identified.