GIS AS A TOOL TO MAP HABITAT SUITABILITY FOR TWO LIZARD SPECIES USING ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS

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dc.contributor.authorMert, Ahmet
dc.contributor.authorKirac, Akin
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-27T20:56:07Z
dc.date.available2025-01-27T20:56:07Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.departmentÇanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractReptiles are key components of Mediterranean ecosystems. Climate change, forest management practices, agricultural activity, land degradation and forest fragmentation represent the greatest threats to reptiles. Therefore, efficient tools are necessary for monitoring these vulnerable species. Habitat suitability maps have been found to be valuable tools for the monitoring of reptilian species and conservation, particularly across broad landscapes. This study was undertaken to determine the relations between two species of lizard, Stellagama stellio (Agamidae) and Ophisops elegans (Lacertidae) and environmental variables in the Isparta-Siiteiller district (Turkey). Habitat suitability maps were then produced. The relationship between the two species and 21 environmental variables were analyzed using MaxEnt and mapped with ArcGIS. The study showed that bedrock, annual precipitation, slope, ruggedness, stream density, topographic position index, land cover/use classes and altitude are predictor variables for modelling Stellagama stellio. The environmental factors that create the optimum habitat suitability model for Ophisops elegans were bedrock, annual precipitation, slope, ruggedness, landform index, land cover/use classes and stream density. In conclusion, we found that environmental variables and geographic information systems can successfully be used to generate habitat suitability maps for Stellagama stellio and Ophisops elegans.
dc.description.sponsorshipCoordination Unit for Scientific Research Projects, Suleyman Demirel University [BAP-4414-D1-15]
dc.description.sponsorshipWe thank project BAP-4414-D1-15 supported by the Coordination Unit for Scientific Research Projects, Suleyman Demirel University. We thank Prof. Ibrahim Ozdemir and Dr. Donna Treby for their valuable contribution during our study.
dc.identifier.endpage1336
dc.identifier.issn1018-4619
dc.identifier.issn1610-2304
dc.identifier.issue2A
dc.identifier.startpage1330
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12428/26308
dc.identifier.volume28
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000461270800036
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherParlar Scientific Publications (P S P)
dc.relation.ispartofFresenius Environmental Bulletin
dc.relation.publicationcategoryinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_WoS_20250125
dc.subjectGIS
dc.subjectHabitat suitability maps
dc.subjectLizard
dc.subjectMaxEnt
dc.subjectSpecies distribution
dc.titleGIS AS A TOOL TO MAP HABITAT SUITABILITY FOR TWO LIZARD SPECIES USING ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS
dc.typeArticle

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