Different methods are available to assess the suitability of a
habitat for a species. A straightforward approach is to use habitat
suitability (HS) models (Hirzel and Guisan, 2002; Daniel et al.,
2006). These models determine the different environmentalfactors
(such as terrain morphology, land cover, meteorological conditions
and distribution of human activities) significantly affecting the presence, abundance and distribution of different species (Brotons
et al., 2004) and produce the potential suitability of the geographic
distribution of a species habitat in a territory. The results could
have a wide range of applications in the management of species
populations and conservation planning, design of habitat connection
corridors, local landscape planning and so on.While improving
the ecological environment and biodiversity conservation, most
traditional methods have focused on the occurrence of species and
have provided relatively qualitative information on habitat suitability
(Fielding and Bell, 1997). Qualitative information depends
upon a researcher’s experiences and descriptions, so it cannot
provide accurate information. Quantitative analysis, however, provides
accurate data. At present, some studies have attempted to
conduct quantitative assessments of species habitats
Different methods are available to assess the suitability of ahabitat for a species. A straightforward approach is to use habitatsuitability (HS) models (Hirzel and Guisan, 2002; Daniel et al.,2006). These models determine the different environmentalfactors(such as terrain morphology, land cover, meteorological conditionsand distribution of human activities) significantly affecting the presence, abundance and distribution of different species (Brotonset al., 2004) and produce the potential suitability of the geographicdistribution of a species habitat in a territory. The results couldhave a wide range of applications in the management of speciespopulations and conservation planning, design of habitat connectioncorridors, local landscape planning and so on.While improvingthe ecological environment and biodiversity conservation, mosttraditional methods have focused on the occurrence of species andhave provided relatively qualitative information on habitat suitability(Fielding and Bell, 1997). Qualitative information dependsupon a researcher’s experiences and descriptions, so it cannotprovide accurate information. Quantitative analysis, however, providesaccurate data. At present, some studies have attempted toconduct quantitative assessments of species habitats
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