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

doi:10.1007/s10531-018-1507-0

	Snub-nosed monkeys (Rhinopithecus): potential distribution and its implication for conservation
	Nuchel, Jonas 1,2; Bocher, Peder Klith 1; Xiao, Wen 3; Zhu, A-Xing 4,5,6; Svenning, Jens-Christian 1,7
刊名	BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION
	2018-05-01
卷号	27 期号:6 页码:1517-1538
关键词	Rhinopithecus Snub-nosed monkey Species distribution modelling Historical distribution Maxent Conservation
ISSN号	0960-3115
DOI	10.1007/s10531-018-1507-0
通讯作者	Nuchel, Jonas(j.nuchel@bios.au.dk)
英文摘要	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 questions for the conservation of Rhinopithecus, a highly endangered genus of primates consisting of five species of which three are endemic to China, one is endemic to China and Myanmar and one is endemic to Vietnam; Which environmental variables best predict the distribution? To what extent is Rhinopithecus living in an anthropogenically truncated niche space? What is the genus' potential distribution in the region? Mean temperature of coldest and warmest quarter together with annual precipitation and precipitation during the driest quarter were the variables that best explained Rhinopithecus' distribution. The historical records were generally in warmer and wetter areas and in lower elevation than the current distribution, strongly suggesting that Rhinopithecus today survives in an anthropogenic truncated niche space. There is 305,800-319,325 km(2) of climatic suitable area within protected areas in China, of which 96,525-100,275 km(2) and 17,175-17,550 km(2) have tree cover above 50 and 75%, respectively. The models also show that the area predicted as climatic suitable using Maxent was 72-89% larger when historical records were included. Our results emphasise the importance of considering historical records when assessing restoration potential and show that there is high potential for restoring Rhinopithecus to parts of its former range.
资助项目	European Research Council[ERC-2012-StG-310886-HISTFUNC] ; VILLUM FONDEN[16549]
WOS关键词	SPECIES DISTRIBUTION MODELS ; SELECTING THRESHOLDS ; FEEDING-BEHAVIOR ; NICHE MODELS ; CHINA ; BIETI ; POPULATION ; MAXENT ; YUNNAN ; LAND
WOS研究方向	Biodiversity & Conservation ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology
语种	英语
出版者	SPRINGER
WOS记录号	WOS:000428552900013
资助机构	European Research Council ; VILLUM FONDEN
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.igsnrr.ac.cn/handle/311030/57360]
专题	中国科学院地理科学与资源研究所
通讯作者	Nuchel, Jonas
作者单位	1.Aarhus Univ, Sect Ecoinformat & Biodivers, Dept Biosci, Ny Munkegade 114, DK-8000 Aarhus, Denmark 2.Sino Danish Ctr Educ & Res, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China 3.Dali Univ, Inst Eastern Himalaya Biodivers Res, Dali 671003, Yunnan, Peoples R China 4.Nanjing Normal Univ, Sch Geog, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu, Peoples R China 5.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Geog Sci & Nat Resources Res, State Key Lab Resources & Environm Informat Syst, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China 6.Univ Wisconsin Madison, Dept Geog, Madison, WI 53706 USA 7.Aarhus Univ, Ctr Biodivers Dynam Changing World BIOCHANGE, Ny Munkegade 114, DK-8000 Aarhus, Denmark
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Nuchel, Jonas,Bocher, Peder Klith,Xiao, Wen,et al. Snub-nosed monkeys (Rhinopithecus): potential distribution and its implication for conservation[J]. BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION,2018,27(6):1517-1538.
APA	Nuchel, Jonas,Bocher, Peder Klith,Xiao, Wen,Zhu, A-Xing,&Svenning, Jens-Christian.(2018).Snub-nosed monkeys (Rhinopithecus): potential distribution and its implication for conservation.BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION,27(6),1517-1538.
MLA	Nuchel, Jonas,et al."Snub-nosed monkeys (Rhinopithecus): potential distribution and its implication for conservation".BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION 27.6(2018):1517-1538.