Sustaining biodiversity and ecosystem services in the Hindu Kush Himalaya

J Xu, R Badola, N Chettri, RP Chaudhary… - The Hindu Kush …, 2019 - Springer
Mountains make up 24% of the world's land area, are home to 20% of the world's
population, provide 60–80% of the world's fresh water, and harbour 50% of the world's …

Classification and regression with random forests as a standard method for presence-only data SDMs: a future conservation example using China tree species

L Zhang, F Huettmann, S Liu, P Sun, Z Yu, X Zhang… - Ecological …, 2019 - Elsevier
The random forests (RF) algorithm is a superb learner and classifier in machine learning
applications. This ensemble model is also one of the most popular species distribution …

Red panda fine‐scale habitat selection along a Central Himalayan longitudinal gradient

D Bista, PK Paudel, SR Jnawali, AP Sherpa… - Ecology and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Red panda Ailurus fulgens, an endangered habitat specialist, inhabits a narrow distribution
range in bamboo abundance forests along mountain slopes in the Himalaya and Hengduan …

Climate-triggered insect defoliators and forest fires using multitemporal Landsat and TerraClimate data in NE Iran: An application of GEOBIA TreeNet and panel data …

O Abdi - Sensors, 2019 - mdpi.com
Despite increasing the number of studies for mapping remote sensing insect-induced forest
infestations, applying novel approaches for mapping and identifying its triggers are still …

An assessment of human impacts on endangered red pandas (Ailurus fulgens) living in the Himalaya

S Panthi, T Wang, Y Sun, A Thapa - Ecology and Evolution, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Anthropogenic factors play an important role in shaping the distribution of wildlife species
and their habitats, and understanding the influence of human activities on endangered …

Attitudes towards conservation of the Endangered red panda Ailurus fulgens in Nepal: A case study in protected and non-protected areas

HP Sharma, JL Belant, PJL Shaner - Oryx, 2019 - cambridge.org
The red panda Ailurus fulgens is categorized as Endangered on the IUCN Red List and is
threatened by anthropogenic pressures such as livestock grazing. We surveyed people …

Species distribution modelling to assist biodiversity and conservation management in Malaysia

AAA Rahman, M Mohamed, L Tokiman… - … Series: Earth and …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Limited resources, including financial, expertise and time have made a case for prioritizing
conservation exercises especially in a biodiversity hotspot country such as Malaysia. One …

Prioritization of conservation areas using species distribution modeling based on current data of butterflies in Johor

A Awg Abdul Rahman - 2019 - eprints.uthm.edu.my
Rapid disappearance of habitats and species justifies the need to study species range and
distributions so that high-priority conservation areas can be identified. Species distribution …