Environmental Niche Modeling of Order Mantodea Using Biodiversity Informatics and Geographical Information System
Mohamed Okely Bayoumi;
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The present study was carried out to predict the environmental niche modeling of order Mantodea in Egypt and genus Eremiaphila in the Middle East and North Africa. Studying the affinities among ecological zones in Egypt demonstrated that there was a high faunal similarity between Western desert and Eastern desert, Coastal strip and Lower Nile valley. Gebel Elba had lower similarities to any of the other zones. Temporal analysis for B. mendica between the two periods (1900-1961) and (1961-2017) showed a current reduction of this species distribution through Greater Cairo and South Delta governorates due to Urbanization and increase in newly protected areas of South Sinai. Under the future climate change scenario, the Maxent model predicted the habitat loss for B.mendica in RCP 8.5 for 2070. The results for species of genus Eremiaphila indicated that the fundamental niche for these species anticipated in Protected Areas, National Parks and Special Conservation areas. Niche overlapping among Eremiaphila ammonita, E. arabica, E. braueri and E. genei indicated that Jordan, Palestine, Syria and Lebanon may be considered as the origin of the desert mantis in this area. Altitude was considered as the most important predictor that effect on the Mantodea distribution.
The present study was carried out to predict the environmental niche modeling of order Mantodea in Egypt and genus Eremiaphila in the Middle East and North Africa. Studying the affinities among ecological zones in Egypt demonstrated that there was a high faunal similarity between Western desert and Eastern desert, Coastal strip and Lower Nile valley. Gebel Elba had lower similarities to any of the other zones. Temporal analysis for B. mendica between the two periods (1900-1961) and (1961-2017) showed a current reduction of this species distribution through Greater Cairo and South Delta governorates due to Urbanization and increase in newly protected areas of South Sinai. Under the future climate change scenario, the Maxent model predicted the habitat loss for B.mendica in RCP 8.5 for 2070. The results for species of genus Eremiaphila indicated that the fundamental niche for these species anticipated in Protected Areas, National Parks and Special Conservation areas. Niche overlapping among Eremiaphila ammonita, E. arabica, E. braueri and E. genei indicated that Jordan, Palestine, Syria and Lebanon may be considered as the origin of the desert mantis in this area. Altitude was considered as the most important predictor that effect on the Mantodea distribution.
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| Title | Environmental Niche Modeling of Order Mantodea Using Biodiversity Informatics and Geographical Information System | Authors | Mohamed Okely Bayoumi | Issue Date | 2018 |
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