Using species distribution models as a tool to discover new populations of Phaedranassa brevifolia Meerow, 1987 (Liliopsida: Amaryllidaceae) in Northern Ecuador | Zendy

Nora H. Oleas | Zendy; Alan W. Meerow | Zendy; Kenneth J. Feeley | Zendy; Jennifer Gebelein | Zendy; Javier Francisco-Orteaga | Zendy

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Using species distribution models as a tool to discover new populations of Phaedranassa brevifolia Meerow, 1987 (Liliopsida: Amaryllidaceae) in Northern Ecuador

Author(s) -

Nora H. Oleas,

Alan W. Meerow,

Kenneth J. Feeley,

Jennifer Gebelein,

Javier Francisco-Orteaga

Publication year - 2014

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Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.276

H-Index - 22

ISSN - 1809-127X

DOI - 10.15560/10.3.689

Subject(s) - endangered species , ecology , biology , distribution (mathematics) , species distribution , geography , habitat , mathematical analysis , mathematics

Phaedranassa brevifolia Meerow (1987) is an endangered plant species endemic to Ecuador. Until recently, this species was only known by the type location and four other adjacent subpopulations in a restricted area of less than four km 2 . We combined geo-referenced occurrences of this species and bioclimatic variables to generate a prospective species distribution model. Using the resulting map as a guide for field work, we found three new populations of P. brevifolia, increasing its geographic distribution to 16 km 2 .

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