Remote sensing variables as predictors of habitat suitability of the viscacha rat (Octomys mimax), a rock-dwelling mammal living in a desert environment

• Autorzy: Campos V. E. , Gatica G. , Bellis L. M.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Identifying high-quality habitats across large areas is a central goal in biodiversity conservation. Remotely sensed data provide the opportunity to study different habitat characteristics (e.g., landscape topography, soil, vegetation cover, climatic factors) that are difficult to identify at high spatial and temporal resolution on the basis of field studies. Our goal was to evaluate the applicability of remotely sensed information as a potential tool for modeling habitat suitability of the viscacha rat (Octomys mimax), a rock-dwelling species that lives in a desert ecosystem. We fitted models considering raw indices (i.e., green indices, Brightness Index (BI) and temperature) and their derived texture measures on locations used by and available for the viscacha rat. The habitat preferences identified in our models are consistent with results of field studies of landscape use by the viscacha rat. Rocky habitats were well differentiated by the second-order contrast of BI, instead of BI only, making an important contribution to the global model by capturing the heterogeneity of the substratum. Furthermore, rocky habitats are able to maintain more vegetation than much of the surrounding desert; hence, their availability might be estimated using SATVI (Soil Adjusted Total Vegetation Index) and its derived texture measures: second-order contrast and entropy. This is the first study that evaluates the usefulness of remotely sensed data for predicting and mapping habitat suitability for a small-bodied rock dwelling species in a desert environment. Our results may contribute to conservation efforts focused on these habitat specialist species by using good predictors of habitat quality.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

remote sensing; habitat selection; predictor; vizcacha rat; Octomys mimax; Octodontidae; rodent; mammal; rock-dwelling mammal; desert ecosystem

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Acta Theriologica
• Rocznik: 2015
• Tom: 60
• Numer: 2
• Opis fizyczny: p.117-126,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Campos V. E.

• Interacciones Biológicas del Desierto (INTERBIODES), IMCN - Universidad Nacional de San Juan, Av. Ignacio de la Roza 590 (Oeste), 5400, Rivadavia, San Juan, Argentina
• Departamento de Biologia y Museo de Ciencias Naturales, Facultad Ciencias Exactas, Fisicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de San Juan, San Juan, Argentina
• Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina

autor

Gatica G.

• Departamento de Biologia y Museo de Ciencias Naturales, Facultad Ciencias Exactas, Fisicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de San Juan, San Juan, Argentina
• Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina

autor

Bellis L. M.

• Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Instituto de Diversidad y Ecologia Animal (IDEA) CONICET/UNC and Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Fisicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Cordoba, Cordoba, Argentina

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Identyfikatory

DOI

10.1007/s13364-015-0215-3