Ecological Niche Modeling of Alouatta seniculus in the Alluvial Flood Forest,Lote 95
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https://doi.org/10.15381/iigeo.v28i55.29367Keywords:
ecological niche modeling, Alouatta seniculus, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), MaxEnt, habitatAbstract
This research aims to model the ecological niche of Alouatta seniculus in the floodplain alluvial forest ecosystem of Lot 95, expressing the results in values ranging from 0 to 1. A value of 0 indicates unfavorable conditions for the species' distribution, while a value of 1 represents optimal conditions.
Likewise, the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) was evaluated from multispectral images (Landsat 2022) to identify habitat quality based on the optimal vegetation index for Alouatta seniculus.
The results of the study showed that ecological niche modeling, using the MaxEnt model, predicted that the suitable distribution of Alouatta seniculus is concentrated in the northern part of the Lot 95 study area. This indicates that these geographic areas are favorable for its habitat, with a total area of 34,159.44 hectares and a range greater than 0.75.
Furthermore, in areas with a moderately healthy vegetation index, Alouatta seniculus occupies an area of 330,120.23 hectares, which represents its primary habitat.
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