Biogeography and conservation of viperids from North-West Africa: An application of ecological niche-based models and GIS

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 75, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1029-1037

  Brito, J C ^a   Fahd, S ^b   Geniez, P ^c   Martinez Freiria F ^a   Pleguezuelos, J M ^d   Trape, J F ^e  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGAÇÃO EM BIODIVERSIDADE E RECURSOS GENÉTICOS   (Portugal)

^b ABDELMALEK ESSAADI UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

^c CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^e INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (Senegal)

Author keywords

Climate; Distribution; Maxent; Sahara; Sympatry; Viperidae

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOGEOGRAPHICAL REGION; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GIS; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HILL; NICHE BREADTH; PARAPATRY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SAVANNA; SNAKE; SYMPATRY;

AFRICA;

BITIS ARIETANS; CERASTES CERASTES; DABOIA; ECHIS LEUCOGASTER; SERPENTES; VIPERA LATASTEI; VIPERIDAE; VIPERINAE;

EID: 79961005022     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2011.06.006     Document Type: Article

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