IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/plo/pone00/0183648.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Using niche-modelling and species-specific cost analyses to determine a multispecies corridor in a fragmented landscape

Author

Listed:
  • Karen E DeMatteo
  • Miguel A Rinas
  • Juan Pablo Zurano
  • Nicole Selleski
  • Rosio G Schneider
  • Carina F Argüelles

Abstract

Misiones, Argentina, contains the largest remaining tract of Upper Paraná Atlantic Forest ecoregion; however, ~50% of native forest is unprotected and located in a mosaic of plantations, agriculture, and pastures. Existing protected areas are becoming increasingly isolated due to ongoing habitat modification. These factors, combined with lower than expected regional carnivore densities, emphasize the need to understand the effect of fragmentation on animal movement and connectivity between protected areas. Using detection dogs and genetic analyses of scat, we collected data on jaguars (Panthera onca), pumas (Puma concolor), ocelots (Leopardus pardalis), oncillas (Leopardus tigrinus), and bush dogs (Speothos venaticus) across habitats that varied in vegetation, disturbance, human proximity, and protective status. With MaxEnt we evaluated habitat use, habitat suitability, and potential species richness for the five carnivores across northern-central Misiones, Argentina. Through a multifaceted cost analysis that included unique requirements of each carnivore and varying degrees of overlap among them, we determined the optimal location for primary/secondary corridors that would link the northern-central zones of the Green Corridor in Misiones and identified areas within these corridors needing priority management. A secondary analysis, comparing these multispecies corridors with the jaguar’s unique requirements, demonstrated that this multispecies approach balanced the preferences of all five species and effectively captured areas required by this highly restricted and endangered carnivore. We emphasize the potential importance of expanding beyond a single umbrella or focal species when developing biological corridors that aim to capture the varied ecological requirements of coexisting species and ecological processes across the landscape. Detection dogs and genetic analyses of scat allow data on multiple species to be collected efficiently across multiple habitat types independent of the degree of legal protection. These data used with multifocal GIS analyses balance the varying degree of overlap and unique properties among them allowing for comprehensive conservation strategies to be developed relatively rapidly. Our comprehensive approach serves as a model to other regions faced with habitat loss and lack of data. The five carnivores focused on in our study have wide ranges, so the results from this study can be expanded and combined with surrounding countries, with analyses at the species or community level.

Suggested Citation

  • Karen E DeMatteo & Miguel A Rinas & Juan Pablo Zurano & Nicole Selleski & Rosio G Schneider & Carina F Argüelles, 2017. "Using niche-modelling and species-specific cost analyses to determine a multispecies corridor in a fragmented landscape," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 12(8), pages 1-22, August.
  • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0183648
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0183648
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0183648
    Download Restriction: no

    File URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0183648&type=printable
    Download Restriction: no

    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.1371/journal.pone.0183648?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Ren-Yan Duan & Xiao-Quan Kong & Min-Yi Huang & Wei-Yi Fan & Zhi-Gao Wang, 2014. "The Predictive Performance and Stability of Six Species Distribution Models," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 9(11), pages 1-8, November.
    2. Schmidt-Soltau, Kai & Brockington, Dan, 2007. "Protected Areas and Resettlement: What Scope for Voluntary Relocation?," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 35(12), pages 2182-2202, December.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Citations

    Citations are extracted by the CitEc Project, subscribe to its RSS feed for this item.
    as


    Cited by:

    1. Cocco, Valentin & Kervinio, Yann & Mouysset, Lauriane, 2023. "Relaxing the production-conservation trade-off: Biodiversity spillover in the bioeconomic performance of ecological networks," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 214(C).

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Lu, Yongquan & Liu, Guilin & Xian, Yuyang & Tang, Jiaqi & Zhong, Liming, 2024. "Climate change brings both opportunities and challenges to rural revitalization in China: Evidence from apple geographical indication predictions," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 216(C).
    2. Siewe Siewe & Jacqueline M. Vadjunec & Beth Caniglia, 2017. "The Politics of Land Use in the Korup National Park," Land, MDPI, vol. 6(1), pages 1-22, January.
    3. Vlaeminck, Pieter & Maertens, Miet & Isabirye, Moses & Vanderhpydonks, Filip & Poesen, Jean & Deckers, Jozef & Vranken, Liesbet, 2015. "Coping with landslide risk through preventive resettlement. Designing optimal strategies through choice experiments for the Mount Elgon region, Uganda," Working Papers 232715, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Centre for Agricultural and Food Economics.
    4. Santiago José Elías Velazco & Franklin Galvão & Fabricio Villalobos & Paulo De Marco Júnior, 2017. "Using worldwide edaphic data to model plant species niches: An assessment at a continental extent," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 12(10), pages 1-24, October.
    5. Nchanji, Yvonne Kiki & Ramcilovic-Suominen, Sabaheta & Kotilainen, Juha, 2021. "Power imbalances, social inequalities and gender roles as barriers to true participation in national park management: The case of Korup National Park, Cameroon," Forest Policy and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 130(C).
    6. Weiye Wang & Jinlong Liu & Robert Kozak & Mengmeng Jin & John L. Innes, 2018. "How Do Conservation and the Tourism Industry Affect Local Livelihoods? A Comparative Study of Two Nature Reserves in China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(6), pages 1-16, June.
    7. Pecchi, Matteo & Marchi, Maurizio & Burton, Vanessa & Giannetti, Francesca & Moriondo, Marco & Bernetti, Iacopo & Bindi, Marco & Chirici, Gherardo, 2019. "Species distribution modelling to support forest management. A literature review," Ecological Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 411(C).
    8. Jan Altman & Kerstin Treydte & Vit Pejcha & Tomas Cerny & Petr Petrik & Miroslav Srutek & Jong-Suk Song & Valerie Trouet & Jiri Dolezal, 2020. "Tree growth response to recent warming of two endemic species in Northeast Asia," Climatic Change, Springer, vol. 162(3), pages 1345-1364, October.
    9. Huayong Zhang & Shuang Zheng & Tousheng Huang & Jiangnan Liu & Junjie Yue, 2023. "Estimation of Potential Suitable Habitats for the Relict Plant Euptelea pleiosperma in China via Comparison of Three Niche Models," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(14), pages 1-22, July.
    10. Xue, Lan & Kerstetter, Deborah & Buzinde, Christine N., 2015. "Residents' experiences with tourism development and resettlement in Luoyang, China," Tourism Management, Elsevier, vol. 46(C), pages 444-453.
    11. Canavire-Bacarreza, Gustavo & Diaz-Gutierrez, Julian Eduardo & Hanauer, Merlin M., 2018. "Unintended consequences of conservation: Estimating the impact of protected areas on violence in Colombia," Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Elsevier, vol. 89(C), pages 46-70.
    12. Arnall, Alex, 2019. "“Employment until the end of the world”: Exploring the role of manipulation in a Mozambican land deal," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 81(C), pages 862-870.
    13. Ana Cristina Mosebo Fernandes & Rebeca Quintero Gonzalez & Marie Ann Lenihan-Clarke & Ezra Francis Leslie Trotter & Jamal Jokar Arsanjani, 2020. "Machine Learning for Conservation Planning in a Changing Climate," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(18), pages 1-28, September.
    14. Leblond, Jean-Philippe, 2019. "Revisiting forest transition explanations: The role of “push” factors and adaptation strategies in forest expansion in northern Phetchabun, Thailand," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 83(C), pages 195-214.
    15. Gutu O. Wayessa & Anja Nygren, 2023. "Mixed Methods Research in Global Development Studies: State-Sponsored Resettlement Schemes in Ethiopia," The European Journal of Development Research, Palgrave Macmillan;European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI), vol. 35(6), pages 1440-1464, December.
    16. Kwabena Asiama & Monica Lengoiboni & Paul Van der Molen, 2017. "In the Land of the Dammed: Assessing Governance in Resettlement of Ghana’s Bui Dam Project," Land, MDPI, vol. 6(4), pages 1-24, November.
    17. Ramesh, Tharmalingam & Kalle, Riddhika & Sankar, Kalyanasundaram & Qureshi, Qamar & Giordano, Anthony J. & Downs, Colleen Thelma, 2019. "To resettle or not?: Socioeconomic characteristics, livelihoods, and perceptions toward resolving human-tiger conflict in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, India," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 83(C), pages 32-46.

    More about this item

    Statistics

    Access and download statistics

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0183648. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: plosone (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/ .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.