دورية أكاديمية
The establishment of ecological conservation for herpetofauna species in hotspot areas of South Korea
| العنوان: | The establishment of ecological conservation for herpetofauna species in hotspot areas of South Korea |
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| المؤلفون: | Min Seock Do, Seok-Jun Son, Green Choi, Nakyung Yoo, Dae-in Kim, Kyo-Soung Koo, Hyung-Kyu Nam |
| المصدر: | Scientific Reports, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2022) |
| بيانات النشر: | Nature Portfolio, 2022. |
| سنة النشر: | 2022 |
| المجموعة: | LCC:Medicine LCC:Science |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Medicine, Science |
| الوصف: | Abstract Understanding the geographic distribution of species is crucial for establishing protected areas. This study aimed to identify the preferred habitat environment of South Korean herpetofauna using distribution point information, providing the information necessary to protect their habitat by establishing a species distribution model. We found that climate variables in the region where 19 amphibians and 20 reptiles were distributed correlated with the altitude, suggesting that altitude had a major influence on their distribution. The species distribution modeling indicated that 10–12 amphibian and 13–16 reptile species inhabit the Gangwon-do region, forming hotspot areas in the eastern and western regions around the Taebaek Mountains. Some of these hotspot areas occurred in the Demilitarized Zone and national parks, which are government-managed ecological conservation areas. However, some hotspot areas are vulnerable to habitat destruction due to development and deforestation as they are not designated conservation areas. Therefore, it is necessary to establish new conservation areas with a focus on herpetofauna after confirming the actual inhabitation of species through precise monitoring in predicted hotspot areas and designating them as protected areas. Our results can serve as important basic data for establishing protection measures and designating protected areas for herpetofauna species. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article |
| وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 2045-2322 |
| Relation: | https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322 |
| DOI: | 10.1038/s41598-022-19129-0 |
| URL الوصول: | https://doaj.org/article/bebc0e1994704cae90579668e0eba806 |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsdoj.bebc0e1994704cae90579668e0eba806 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
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| DOI: | 10.1038/s41598-022-19129-0 |