Natural Protected Areas as Providers of Ecological Connectivity in the Landscape: The Case of the Iberian Lynx

摘要: The design of conservation plans for the improvement habitats threatened species constitutes one most plausible possibilities intervention in structure and composition landscape a large territory. In this work we focus on Iberian lynx order to establish potential ecological corridors using ecoinformatic tools from GIS environment improve connectivity between existing natural spaces within scope its historical distribution. We processed 669 records presence six predictor variables linked habitat species. With this, have been generated areas. determination possible bottlenecks or dangerous areas (e.g., hitches highways) allows focusing efforts their conservation. This type approach seeks efficiency measures aimed at expanding territory’s capacity host populations, improving both viability that all other are it. proposals action specific defined by models elaborated would imply interventions land uses vegetation types throughout territory increase resilience ecosystems.