Understanding habitat suitability and road mortality for the conservation of the striped hyaena (<i>Hyaena hyaena</i>) in Batna (East Algeria)-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Understanding habitat suitability and road mortality for the conservation of the striped hyaena (Hyaena hyaena) in Batna (East Algeria)

Published:2024-05-10 Issue:5 Volume:88 Page:368-383
ISSN:0025-1461
Container-title:Mammalia
language:en
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Author:

Selmoun-Ourdani Katia¹,Dheer Arjun²^ORCID,Karar Mokrane³,Fritas Said⁴,Amroun Mansour¹,Zemmouri-Boukhemza Nabila¹^ORCID,Mallil Kahina¹,Wiesel Ingrid⁵⁶

Affiliation:

1. 124198 Laboratory of Ecology and Biology of Terrestrial Ecosystems, University of Tizi-Ouzou , Tizi-Ouzou , 15000 , Algeria

2. Department of Evolutionary Ecology , 28377 Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research , Berlin 10315 , Germany

3. Faculté des Sciences de la Nature et de la Vie , 210392 Laboratoire de recherche en Ecologie et Environnement, Université de Bejaia , 06000 Bejaia , Algeria

4. Department of Ecology and Environment, Faculty of Natural and Life Sciences , University Batna , 2 Mostefa Ben Boulaid, 05078 , Batna , Algeria

5. Brown Hyaena Research Project , P. O. Box 739, 9000 , Lüderitz , Namibia

6. 535651 Centre for Wildlife Management, University of Pretoria , Pretoria , 0002 , South Africa

Abstract

Abstract The determination of suitable habitats and roadkill hotspots allows for the prioritization of areas of conservation and the identification of road sections that require appropriate planning and development. Understanding the factors that influence the species’ presence and those contributing to its road-related fatalities is crucial. This study demonstrates the use of MaxEnt modeling to map the potential distribution of the striped hyaena (Hyaena hyaena) in Batna province (East Algeria) using occurrence records and a set of environmental variables. The results indicated that the two primary environmental variables that influence the distribution of the species are the shrubland, and the slope with a contribution of 37.5 and 30.2 %, respectively, followed by built-up areas (12 %) and distance to roads (7.2 %). The species may occupy steep terrain with shrubland near anthropized areas. Road collisions represent a threat to the species, with 28 documented casualties from 2010 to 2020 in Batna. The kernel density estimation revealed an important roadkill hotspot along the national roads 3 and 28. This study represents a preliminary step for the use of wildlife ecological niche modeling and road management in Algeria.

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

Link

https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/mammalia-2022-0095/pdf

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