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Modeling potential habitats for Pergularia tomentosa using maximum entropy model and effect of environmental variables on its quantitative characteristics in arid rangelands, southeastern Iran

  • Hosseini, Seyed Hamzeh (Department of Plant Biology, University of Jiroft) ;
  • Azarnivand, Hossein (Department of Reclamation of Arid and Mountainous Regions, Natural Resources Faculty, University of Tehran) ;
  • Ayyari, Mahdi (Department of Horticultural Science, Tarbiat Modares University (TMU)) ;
  • Chahooki, Mohammad Ali Zare (Department of Reclamation of Arid and Mountainous Regions, Natural Resources Faculty, University of Tehran) ;
  • Erfanzadeh, Reza (Department of Rangeland Management, Tarbiat Modares University (TMU)) ;
  • Piacente, Sonia (Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno) ;
  • Kheirandish, Reza (Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman)
  • Received : 2018.06.09
  • Accepted : 2018.10.21
  • Published : 2018.12.31
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Abstract

Background: Predicting the potential habitat of plants in arid regions, especially for medicinal ones, is very important. Although Pergularia tomentosa is a key species for medicinal purposes, it appears in very low density in the arid rangelands of Iran, needing an urgent ecological attention. In this study, we modeled and predicted the potential habitat of P. tomentosa using maximum entropy, and the effects of environmental factors (geology, geomorphology, altitude, and soil properties) on some characteristics of the species were determined. Results: The results showed that P. tomentosa was absent in igneous formation while it appeared in conglomerate formation. In addition, among geomorphological units, the best quantitative characteristics of P. tomentosa was belonged to the conglomerate formation-small hill area (plant aerial parts = 57.63 and root length = 30.68 cm) with the highest electrical conductivity, silt, and $CaCO_3$ content. Conversely, the species was not found in the mountainous area with igneous formation. Moreover, plant density, length of roots, and aerial parts of the species were negatively correlated with soil sand, while positive correlation was observed with $CaCO_3$, EC, potassium, and silt content. The maximum entropy was found to be a reliable method (ROC = 0.91) for predicting suitable habitats for P. tomentosa. Conclusion: These results suggest that in evaluating the plant's habitat suitability in arid regions, contrary to the importance of the topography, some environmental variables such as geomorphology and geology can play the main role in rangeland plants' habitat suitability.

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