Definición de áreas prioritarias de conservación en base al modelamiento de hábitat de aves endémicas amenazadas de la Región Tumbesina

Abstract

Abstract: The forests of the Tumbesian Endemism Region (RET) represent one of the richest and most threatened biotic sites on earth, an important concentration of levels of endemism is recorded here. The main objective of this research project was to define priority conservation areas based on the modeling of endangered endemic bird habitats within the RET. The study area covered this entire region, using documented points of presence for 15 endemic species of birds in the category of threat, and with the help of the Maxent method and using environmental variables (bioclim), maps were prepared for each species where the potential distribution was shown, followed by a consolidated of all the maps to establish the ideal zone of all bird species and finally the protected areas layers of both Ecuador and Peru were used, in order to define the size of the currently protected territory and conservation gaps. The ideal area of potential distribution for the 15 endangered endemic bird species covers a total area of 7.138.716 ha.