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

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...

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Published inCheck list (Luís Felipe Toledo) Vol. 11; no. 4; pp. 1717 - 6
Main Authors Giovanni, Renato De, Bernacci, Luís Carlos
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Pensoft Publishers 22.08.2015
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Summary: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.
ISSN:1809-127X
1809-127X
DOI:10.15560/11.4.1717