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

Autor: Nora Oleas, Alan Meerow, Kenneth Feeley, Jennifer Gebelein, Javier Francisco-Ortega
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Check List, Vol 10, Iss 3, Pp 689-691 (2014)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1809-127X
DOI: 10.15560/10.3.689
Popis: 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 km2. 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 km2.
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