Jungle cat (Felis chaus S.) habitat suitability modelling and mappin

Öz

Habitat factors such as cover, food, water and space are priorities in creating wildlife management plans. Therefore, revealing the main factors that play a role in the habitat preference of wild animal species with the potential to become endangered forms the basis for protection and management plans. For this reason, habitat suitability modelling and mapping of the least concern (LC) Jungle cat (Felis chaus Schreber, 1777) in Türkiye was aimed. For this purpose, 81 presence data belonging to the jungle cat species were analysed with the Maximum Entropy (MaxEnt) method, which is frequently preferred in habitat suitability modelling. According to the model results, the best model was classified in the “very good” model category with ROC: 0.976 for the training dataset and ROC: 0.969 for the test dataset. It was determined that the variables contributing to the model were annual temperature range, elevation, landform position index, ruggedness index, annual mean temperature and annual precipitation. According to the variable value results that contribute to the model, numerical and model-based habitat suitability mapping of the Jungle cat has been presented. The mapping results have revealed that the jungle cat is concentrated in lake and delta regions throughout Türkiye. As a result, this mapping will contribute to the planning and conservation efforts for the Jungle cat.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Wildlife
• Current distribution
• Maximum entropy
• Felidae
• Management

Saz kedisi (Felis chaus S.) habitat uygunluk modellemesi ve haritalaması

Öz

Yaban hayatı yönetim planlarının oluşturulması için örtü, besin, su ve mekân gibi habitat faktörleri öncelik oluşturmaktadır. Dolayısıyla nesli tehlike altına girme potansiyeline sahip yaban hayvan türlerinin habitat tercihinde rol oynayan ana faktörlerin ortaya koyulması, koruma ve yönetim planlarına altlık oluşturmaktadır. Bu nedenle Türkiye’deki nesli asgari endişe altındaki (LC) Saz kedisinin (Felis chaus Schreber, 1777) habitat uygunluk modellemesi ve haritalaması amaçlanmıştır. Bu amaçla Saz kedisi türüne ait 81 var verisi yaban hayatı habitat uygunluk modellemelerinde sıkça tercih edilen Maksimum Entropi (MaxEnt) yöntemiyle analiz edilmiştir. Model sonuçlarına göre modelin eğitim veri seti ROC:0.976, test veri seti ROC:0.969 olmasıyla “oldukça iyi” model kategorisinde yer almaktadır. Modele katkı sağlayan değişkenlerin yıllık sıcaklık aralığı, yükselti, arazi yüzey şekil indeksi, engebelilik, yıllık ortalama sıcaklık ve yıllık yağış miktarı olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Modele katkı sağlayan değişken değer sonuçlarına göre Saz kedisinin sayısal ve model tabanlı habitat uygunluk haritalaması ortaya koyulmuştur. Haritalama sonuçları Türkiye genelinde Saz kedisinin göl ve delta olan bölgelerde yoğunlaştığını ortaya koymuştur. Sonuç olarak; yapılan bu haritalama Saz kedisi için yapılacak planlama ve koruma çalışmalarına katkı sağlayacak niteliktedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• yaban hayatı
• Aktüel dağılım
• Maksimum entropi
• Kedigiller
• Yönetim

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