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Estimation of Current and Future Suitable Areas for Tapirus pinchaque in Ecuador

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  • Carlos Mestanza-Ramón

    (Instituto Superior Tecnológico Universitario Oriente, La Joya de los Sachas, Orellana 20101, Ecuador
    Research Group YASUNI-SDC, Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo, Sede Orellana, El Coca EC 220001, Ecuador)

  • Robinson J. Herrera Feijoo

    (Facultad Ciencias de la Vida, Universidad Estatal Amazónica, Puyo EC160150, Ecuador)

  • Cristhian Chicaiza-Ortiz

    (Facultad Ciencias de la Vida, Universidad Estatal Amazónica, Puyo EC160150, Ecuador
    China-UK Low Carbon College, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
    Facultad de Ciencias de la Vida, Universidad Regional Amazónica IKIAM, Tena, Napo 150150, Ecuador
    Programa en Cambio Climático, Sustentabilidad y Desarrollo, Área de Ambiente y Sustentabilidad, Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar, Quito 170102, Ecuador)

  • Isabel Domínguez Gaibor

    (Facultad de Silvicultura e Ingeniería Forestal, Universidad Transilvania de Brasov, 500036 Brasov, Romania
    Facultad de Ciencias, Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo, Sede Orellana EC140101, Ecuador)

  • Rubén G. Mateo

    (Departamento de Biología (Botánica), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, C/Darwin 2, 28049 Madrid, Spain
    Centro de Investigación en Biodiversidad y Cambio Global (CIBC-UAM), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain)

Abstract

At present, climate change is a direct threat to biodiversity and its effects are evidenced by an increasingly accelerated loss of biodiversity. This study identified the main threats presently facing the Tapirus pinchaque species in Ecuador, generated predictive models regarding its distribution, and analyzed the protected areas as a conservation tool. The methodology was based on a literature review and the application of binary predictive models to achieve these objectives. The main results indicate that the T. pinchaque is seriously threatened, mainly by changes in land use. In addition, three models were selected that show current and future suitable areas for the conservation of the species. Its current distribution amounts to 67,805 km 2 , 33% (22,872 km 2 ) of which is located in 31 of the 61 protected areas. Finally, it is important to take timely actions focused on biodiversity conservation, considering the importance of balance in ecosystems to the humans dependent thereof, and the results regarding the changes in the current and future distribution areas of the mountain tapir are a great contribution to be used as a management tool for its conservation.

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  • Carlos Mestanza-Ramón & Robinson J. Herrera Feijoo & Cristhian Chicaiza-Ortiz & Isabel Domínguez Gaibor & Rubén G. Mateo, 2021. "Estimation of Current and Future Suitable Areas for Tapirus pinchaque in Ecuador," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(20), pages 1-14, October.
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