The Habitat Suitability Modeling of Mountain Racerunner (Eremias montanus) in Western Zagros, Iran
Subject Areas : Journal of Animal Biologyعلیرضا محمدی 1 , نصرالله رستگارپویانی 2 , محمود کرمی 3 , عمار رهبر 4
1 - دانشکده محیط زیست و انرژی، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد علوم تحقیقات تهران، ایران
2 - دانشگاه رازی، دانشکده علوم، گروه زیست‌شناسی، کرمانشاه، ایران
3 - دانشگاه تهران، دانشکده منابع طبیعی، تهران، ایران
4 - دانشکده محیط زیست و انرژی، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد علوم تحقیقات تهران، ایران
Keywords: Eremias montanus, Habitat suitability, Endemic, habitat variables,
Abstract :
Mountain racerunner (Eremias montanus) of Lacertidea family is a native species (Endemic) Zagros Mountains, which so far only in a limited area of Hamadan and Kermanshah provinces is reported. This species low population and low distribution terms of the conservation area is an important. In this study , that from during spring , summer and fall while starting activity species after hibernation done, taba was to investigate variables related to species habitat suitable habitat are identified and modeled . In sampling stager at observation point in path of the line transect habitat parameters and presence and absence of species were recorded. Based on 75 plot in the presence and absence of plote was harvested. Binary Logistic Regression was performed to develop the distribution model of the Mountain racerunner according to habitat variabla. Finally, the significant parameters in this model were amount of vegetation, amount of Rocky and stony, aspect, slop and heigh. Based on the result, suitable habitat for Eremias montanus was considered as all the high mountain area and steep habitat with dense shrub cover.
