Can fieldwork driven by predictive species distribution models yield new rare or relevant geographic records? A case study with Neotropical snakes

IF 1.6 4区环境科学与生态学 Q3 ECOLOGY

Austral Ecology Pub Date : 2024-12-10 DOI:10.1111/aec.70013

Omar M. Entiauspe-Neto, Darlan Dervanoski, Arthur Diesel Abegg

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Understanding species distribution patterns has been a major quest in biodiversity research. Due to their secretive habits and rarity, snakes have been historically underrepresented in assessments of geographic distribution range. In this work, we employ a pipeline for predictive model-based species sampling, using Neotropical snakes as a model organism. We employ species distribution models based on verified point records for five candidate snake species of probable occurrence to Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil: Apostolepis dimidiata (Jan 1862), Erythrolamprus aesculapii (Linnaeus 1758), Helicops leopardinus (Schlegel 1837), Lygophis meridionalis (Schenkel 1901), and Micrurus corallinus (Merrem 1820). Based on the resulting models, we conducted fieldwork on areas with higher overlap of suitable ranges and probability of new records. Our study yields a new state record of A. dimidiata to Rio Grande do Sul and highlights the usefulness of species distribution models in eliciting priority areas for faunal assessments.

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由预测性物种分布模型驱动的实地调查能否产生新的稀有或相关的地理记录？新热带蛇的案例研究

了解物种分布模式一直是生物多样性研究的一个重要课题。由于它们隐秘的习性和稀有性，蛇在历史上的地理分布范围评估中代表性不足。在这项工作中，我们采用了一种基于预测模型的物种采样管道，使用新热带蛇作为模式生物。基于已验证的点记录，我们采用物种分布模型对可能出现在巴西大南州里约热内卢的5种候选蛇进行了研究：Apostolepis dimidiata（1862年1月）、Erythrolamprus aesculapii （Linnaeus 1758年）、Helicops leopardinus （Schlegel 1837年）、Lygophis meridionalis （Schenkel 1901年）和Micrurus corallinus （Merrem 1820年）。基于所得到的模型，我们在合适范围重叠和新记录概率较高的地区进行了实地调查。我们的研究产生了一项新的州记录，表明了物种分布模型在确定动物区系评估的优先区域方面的有效性。

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Austral Ecology 环境科学-生态学

CiteScore

2.90

自引率

6.70%

发文量

117

审稿时长

12-24 weeks

期刊介绍： Austral Ecology is the premier journal for basic and applied ecology in the Southern Hemisphere. As the official Journal of The Ecological Society of Australia (ESA), Austral Ecology addresses the commonality between ecosystems in Australia and many parts of southern Africa, South America, New Zealand and Oceania. For example many species in the unique biotas of these regions share common Gondwana ancestors. ESA''s aim is to publish innovative research to encourage the sharing of information and experiences that enrich the understanding of the ecology of the Southern Hemisphere. Austral Ecology involves an editorial board with representatives from Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, Brazil and Argentina. These representatives provide expert opinions, access to qualified reviewers and act as a focus for attracting a wide range of contributions from countries across the region. Austral Ecology publishes original papers describing experimental, observational or theoretical studies on terrestrial, marine or freshwater systems, which are considered without taxonomic bias. Special thematic issues are published regularly, including symposia on the ecology of estuaries and soft sediment habitats, freshwater systems and coral reef fish.