Using species distribution models as a tool to discover new populations of Phaedranassa brevifolia Meerow, 1987 (Liliopsida: Amaryllidaceae) in Northern Ecuador Article

Oleas, NH, Meerow, AW, Feeley, KJ et al. (2014). Using species distribution models as a tool to discover new populations of Phaedranassa brevifolia Meerow, 1987 (Liliopsida: Amaryllidaceae) in Northern Ecuador . 10(3), 689-691. 10.15560/10.3.689

cited authors

  • Oleas, NH; Meerow, AW; Feeley, KJ; Gebelein, J; Francisco-Ortega, J

abstract

  • Phaedranassa brevifolia Meerow (1987) is an endangered plant species endemic to Ecuador. Until recently, this species was only known by the type location and four other adjacent subpopulations in a restricted area of less than four km2. We combined geo-referenced occurrences of this species and bioclimatic variables to generate a prospective species distribution model. Using the resulting map as a guide for field work, we found three new populations of P. brevifolia, increasing its geographic distribution to 16 km2.

publication date

  • January 1, 2014

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

start page

  • 689

end page

  • 691

volume

  • 10

issue

  • 3