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Modelling the distribution of Mustela nivalis and M. putorius in the Azores archipelago based on native and introduced ranges

The aims of this study were to predict the potential distribution of two introduced Mustelidae, Mustela nivalis and M. putorius in the Azores archipelago (Portugal), and evaluate the relative contribution of environmental factors from native and introduced ranges to predict species distribution rang...

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Autores principales: Lamelas-López, Lucas, Pardavila, Xosé, Borges, Paulo A. V., Santos-Reis, Margarida, Amorim, Isabel R., Santos, Maria J.
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Publicado: Public Library of Science 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7413552/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32764786
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0237216
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author Lamelas-López, Lucas
Pardavila, Xosé
Borges, Paulo A. V.
Santos-Reis, Margarida
Amorim, Isabel R.
Santos, Maria J.
author_facet Lamelas-López, Lucas
Pardavila, Xosé
Borges, Paulo A. V.
Santos-Reis, Margarida
Amorim, Isabel R.
Santos, Maria J.
author_sort Lamelas-López, Lucas
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description The aims of this study were to predict the potential distribution of two introduced Mustelidae, Mustela nivalis and M. putorius in the Azores archipelago (Portugal), and evaluate the relative contribution of environmental factors from native and introduced ranges to predict species distribution ranges in oceanic islands. We developed two sets of Species Distribution Models using MaxEnt and distribution data from the native and introduced ranges of the species to project their potential distribution in the archipelago. We found differences in the predicted distributions for the models based on introduced and on native occurrences for both species, with different most important variables being selected. Climatic variables were most important for the introduced range models, while other groups of variables (i.e., human-disturbance) were included in the native-based models. Most of the islands of the Azorean archipelago were predicted to have suitable habitat for both species, even when not yet occupied. Our results showed that predicting the invaded range based on introduced range environmental conditions predicted a narrower range. These results highlight the difficulty to transfer models from native to introduced ranges across taxonomically related species, making it difficult to predict future invasions and range expansion.
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spelling pubmed-74135522020-08-13 Modelling the distribution of Mustela nivalis and M. putorius in the Azores archipelago based on native and introduced ranges Lamelas-López, Lucas Pardavila, Xosé Borges, Paulo A. V. Santos-Reis, Margarida Amorim, Isabel R. Santos, Maria J. PLoS One Research Article The aims of this study were to predict the potential distribution of two introduced Mustelidae, Mustela nivalis and M. putorius in the Azores archipelago (Portugal), and evaluate the relative contribution of environmental factors from native and introduced ranges to predict species distribution ranges in oceanic islands. We developed two sets of Species Distribution Models using MaxEnt and distribution data from the native and introduced ranges of the species to project their potential distribution in the archipelago. We found differences in the predicted distributions for the models based on introduced and on native occurrences for both species, with different most important variables being selected. Climatic variables were most important for the introduced range models, while other groups of variables (i.e., human-disturbance) were included in the native-based models. Most of the islands of the Azorean archipelago were predicted to have suitable habitat for both species, even when not yet occupied. Our results showed that predicting the invaded range based on introduced range environmental conditions predicted a narrower range. These results highlight the difficulty to transfer models from native to introduced ranges across taxonomically related species, making it difficult to predict future invasions and range expansion. Public Library of Science 2020-08-07 /pmc/articles/PMC7413552/ /pubmed/32764786 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0237216 Text en © 2020 Lamelas-López et al http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
spellingShingle Research Article
Lamelas-López, Lucas
Pardavila, Xosé
Borges, Paulo A. V.
Santos-Reis, Margarida
Amorim, Isabel R.
Santos, Maria J.
Modelling the distribution of Mustela nivalis and M. putorius in the Azores archipelago based on native and introduced ranges
title Modelling the distribution of Mustela nivalis and M. putorius in the Azores archipelago based on native and introduced ranges
title_full Modelling the distribution of Mustela nivalis and M. putorius in the Azores archipelago based on native and introduced ranges
title_fullStr Modelling the distribution of Mustela nivalis and M. putorius in the Azores archipelago based on native and introduced ranges
title_full_unstemmed Modelling the distribution of Mustela nivalis and M. putorius in the Azores archipelago based on native and introduced ranges
title_short Modelling the distribution of Mustela nivalis and M. putorius in the Azores archipelago based on native and introduced ranges
title_sort modelling the distribution of mustela nivalis and m. putorius in the azores archipelago based on native and introduced ranges
topic Research Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7413552/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32764786
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0237216
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