Progressively approaching the distribution of Passiflora ischnoclada (Passifloraceae) from a single occurrence record

By

Giovanni, Renato De
Bernacci, Luís Carlos.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2015-8-22

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

11

Series / Issue

Issue: 4

Pages

1717--6

Subjects

Conservation , ecological niche modelling , Risk assessment

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/11.4.1717

 

Abstract

Until recently, Passiflora ischnoclada was only known from a single occurrence record. In this paper we describe how different ecological niche modelling techniques were successively used to generate better potential distribution models for the species and guide field work. At each step, new records were found until the species’ real distribution was approximated based on a model ensemble created with five different algorithms. The estimated distribution is concentrated on a single area of 84 km2 where the species is considered endangered.