TY - JOUR AU - Rafatpey, Pouya AU - Lahout, Masoud AU - Rahnavard, Abtin AU - Biklarian, Hossein AU - Jafarzadeh, Mehdi PY - 2023/02/18 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Ground squirrels (Spermophilus fulvus) habitat suitability using MaxEnt and ENFA modeling approaches JF - Sustainability and Biodiversity Conservation JA - SBC VL - 2 IS - 1 SE - Research Articles DO - 10.5281/zenodo.7641302 UR - https://sustainable-biodiversity.com/index.php/pub/article/view/14 SP - 6-19 AB - <p>During this study, the habitat suitability of Ground squirrels has been investigated based on species data and various habitat data such as topographic variables, distal variables, and bioclimatic factors. Two model evaluation indices, including Boyce and Idrisi tests, indicated the models’ performances. Based on findings, mean annual precipitation and landuse as well as slope direction showed to be the most important factors influencing the species’ habitat use.</p> ER -