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AFRICAN JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY
卷 51, 期 3, 页码 482-492出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/aje.12060
关键词
earth observations; NDVI; oryx; remote sensing; Sahara; translocations
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资金
- Sahara Conservation Fund (SCF)
- Emirates Center for Wildlife Propagation (ECWP)
- International Fund for Houbara Conservation (IFHC)
- Conservation Programmes
- Zoological Society of London
- Institute of Zoology
Habitat evaluation is considered an essential step for assessing the potential for an area to support a viable reintroduced population. Remote sensing techniques can support such investigations, by greatly enhancing the temporal and spatial coverage of habitat assessments. This study makes use of freely available earth observation data to evaluate the suitability of the Ouadi Rime-Ouadi Achim Game Reserve in central Chad for the reintroduction of the Scimitar-horned Oryx. The reserve was the last stronghold of the species within its historical range, prior to extinction in the wild in the 1980s, providing a basis for reintroduction. Results show that since the 1980s, there has been a steady increase in average annual precipitation and satellite-derived estimates of primary production. The spatial downscaling of the average trend in primary production showed that the north of the protected area exhibited a drying trend over the period 1982-2008, while the south was associated with intense greening. As a result, the subdesert transition zone preferred by oryx is currently narrowing. If this is correct, this implies a potential reduction of favourable habitat for the oryx, which could have detrimental effects on the success of establishing a self-sustaining reintroduced population.
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