Identifying Suitable Restoration and Conservation Areas for Dracaena cinnabari Balf.f. in Socotra, Yemen

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F62156489%3A43410%2F22%3A43921856" target="_blank" >RIV/62156489:43410/22:43921856 - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

<a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/f13081276" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.3390/f13081276</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/f13081276" target="_blank" >10.3390/f13081276</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Identifying Suitable Restoration and Conservation Areas for Dracaena cinnabari Balf.f. in Socotra, Yemen

Original language description

We examine the distribution of Dracaena cinnabari, the Socotran Dragon&apos;s Blood Tree, an endangered species endemic to the island of Socotra (Yemen)-and we propose an accessibility approach to its conservation, taking the proximity of local communities and land users into account. Using the present occurrence of D. cinnabari, we applied a machine learning algorithm (random forest classifier) to estimate the potential distribution of the species across the island (overall validation accuracy of 0.91) based on available climatic and physiographic parameters. In parallel, we used an accessibility methodology to generate a map of the energy cost of accessing potential areas from the villages. This community-focused accessibility map, combined with the potential distribution map of Dracaena cinnabari, could contribute to decision-making processes related to long-term ecological restoration and reforestation activities. With our case study, we wish to emphasize that user-focused efforts and the implementation of sustainable land practices should play key roles in conserving endangered tree species.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10619 - Biodiversity conservation

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2022

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Forests

ISSN

1999-4907

e-ISSN

1999-4907

Volume of the periodical

13

Issue of the periodical within the volume

8

Country of publishing house

CH - SWITZERLAND

Number of pages

12

Pages from-to

1276

UT code for WoS article

000845936900001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85137609765