Moreno, R., Zamora, R., Molina, J.R., Vasquez, A., and Herrera M.A., 2011. Predictive modeling of microhabitats for endemic birds in South Chilean temperate forests using Maximum entropy (Maxent). Ecological informatics. 2:364-370.
In this study the authors used Maxent to model potential microhabitats of two South American endemic birds. They used topographic and environmental variables. To explain the distribution of the species, Pteroptochos tarnii model required only topographic variables, and Eugrallana paradoxa required both types of variables: topographic and environmental. Thus, while microhabitat modeled for P. tarnii has rugged areas with slopes greater than 30%, with partial and full shaded, the habitat modeled for E. paradoxa required areas away from roads or trails (70 m) and ecotones (>50 m), low elevation and close to water. The authors concluded that Maxent and GIS are useful habitat prediction techniques for ecological and forest management.
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