Spatial distribution of the greater rhea, Rhea americana (Linnaeus, 1758), in Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil: citizen-science data, probabilistic mapping, and comparison with expert knowledge
Luza, A. L., Rodrigues, A. V., Mamalis, L., & Zulian, V. (2023, August 21). ORNITHOLOGY RESEARCH.
author keywords: Area of occupancy; Bayesian models; Hierarchical modeling; Imperfect detection; Species distribution modeling
TL;DR:
The greater rhea distribution was exclusively explained by the spatial autocorrelation component, suggesting that the species expanded its distribution towards the north of the state, reaching the Atlantic Forest, following deforestation and agriculture expansion.
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