Prioritization of Potential Linkages among Protected Areas in East Azerbaijan

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Shabani Arsalan; HABIBZADEH NADER; HOSSEINI GHOMI MIRMOHSEN

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Journal: Geography and Environmental Sustainability Year:2017 | Volume:7 | Issue:23 Page(s): 67-82

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Prioritization of Potential Linkages among Protected Areas in East Azerbaijan

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Shabani Arsalan | HABIBZADEH NADER | HOSSEINI GHOMI MIRMOHSEN | Issue Writer Certificate

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FragmentationQ1

Habitat LinkageQ1

Habitat SuitabilityQ1

CorridorQ1

East AzerbaijanQ2

Abstract

As a major threat to biodiversity, habitat Fragmentation has increased the local extinction of species due to a function of inbreeding and demographic stochastic factors. Creating or maintaining of Corridors among core areas of protected areas decreases the negative impacts of fragmented habitat. This study attempts to prioritize wildlife linkage areas among current protected areas of East Azerbaijan based on the biological importance and threat-opportunity. The prioritization process was done through assembling stakeholders’ opinions. Then, for the highest priority linkage, the focal species that are sensitive to habitat loss and Fragmentation were determined based on the ideas of environmental officials. The distribution maps of focal species (Persian leopard, lynx, ibex, wild sheep, and two reptile species) were modeled based on four different modelling techniques: GLM, MARS, MaxEnt, and RF using species presences. Although all of the individual models showed good overall prediction accuracy for Persian leopard and ibex; MaxEnt and RF models indicated a good discrimination ability for wild sheep and only RF for lynx. However, no models had good prediction accuracy for reptiles (Coluber and Vipera; AUC < 0. 7). Models with good discriminate accuracy are finally summarized in an ensemble forecasting approach to estimate the distribution of suitable habitats for the species of interest. To identify potential routes among the protected areas, GIS methods we used (CorridorDesigner package) to identify a biologically best Corridor for each focal species to move among these protected blocks. The findings of the present study indicated that making Corridors among Marakan-Kiamaky protected areas is the first priority that is followed by identification of Corridors between Dizmar-Kiamaky linkage. The delineated Corridors for the highest priority linkage were consistent with field observations of Tabriz environmental officials from animal movements gathered for several years.

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Shabani, Arsalan, HABIBZADEH, NADER, & HOSSEINI GHOMI, MIRMOHSEN. (2017). Prioritization of Potential Linkages among Protected Areas in East Azerbaijan. GEOGRAPHY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY, 7(23 ), 67-82. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/221138/en

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Shabani Arsalan, HABIBZADEH NADER, HOSSEINI GHOMI MIRMOHSEN. Prioritization of Potential Linkages among Protected Areas in East Azerbaijan. GEOGRAPHY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY[Internet]. 2017;7(23 ):67-82. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/221138/en

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Arsalan Shabani, NADER HABIBZADEH, and MIRMOHSEN HOSSEINI GHOMI, “Prioritization of Potential Linkages among Protected Areas in East Azerbaijan,” GEOGRAPHY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY, vol. 7, no. 23 , pp. 67–82, 2017, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/221138/en

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