Because of its landscape heterogeneity,Koshi Basin（KB） is home to one of the world＇s most abundant,diverse group of species.Habitat change evaluations for key protected species are very important for biodiversity p...Because of its landscape heterogeneity,Koshi Basin（KB） is home to one of the world＇s most abundant,diverse group of species.Habitat change evaluations for key protected species are very important for biodiversity protection in this region.Based on current and future world climate and land cover data,MaxE nt model was used to simulate potential habitat changes for key protected species.The results shows that the overall accuracy of the model is high（AUC 0.9）,suggesting that the MaxE nt-derived distributions are a close approximation of real-world distribution probabilities.The valley around Chentang Town and Dram Town in China,and Lamabagar and the northern part of Landtang National Park in Nepal are the most important regions for the protection of the habitat in KB.The habitat area of Grus nigricollis,Panax pseudoginseng,and Presbytis entellus is expected to decrease in future climate and land cover scenarios.More focus should be placed on protecting forests and wetlands since these are the main habitats for these species.展开更多
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(41371120)Tibet Key Science and Technology Program(2015XZ01G72)The Australian Government-funded Koshi Basin Programme at the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development(ICIMOD)
文摘Because of its landscape heterogeneity,Koshi Basin（KB） is home to one of the world＇s most abundant,diverse group of species.Habitat change evaluations for key protected species are very important for biodiversity protection in this region.Based on current and future world climate and land cover data,MaxE nt model was used to simulate potential habitat changes for key protected species.The results shows that the overall accuracy of the model is high（AUC 0.9）,suggesting that the MaxE nt-derived distributions are a close approximation of real-world distribution probabilities.The valley around Chentang Town and Dram Town in China,and Lamabagar and the northern part of Landtang National Park in Nepal are the most important regions for the protection of the habitat in KB.The habitat area of Grus nigricollis,Panax pseudoginseng,and Presbytis entellus is expected to decrease in future climate and land cover scenarios.More focus should be placed on protecting forests and wetlands since these are the main habitats for these species.
