Modeling habitat distribution and niche overlap of Asian horseshoe crabs: Implications for conservation.
Asian horseshoe crabs are ancient organisms essential for the balance of marine ecosystems. However, detailed information on their ecology and the environmental factors influencing their distribution remains limited. In this study, we analyzed habitat characteristics, potential distribution, and nic...
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| author | Jian Liao Chun-Hui Xiong Gao-Cong Li Jia-Yu Li Yuan-Feng Yang Shui-Yuan Zhang Yi-Yang Li Kai-Lin Zeng Mei-Ling Hu Yu-Song Guo Zhong-Duo Wang |
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| description | Asian horseshoe crabs are ancient organisms essential for the balance of marine ecosystems. However, detailed information on their ecology and the environmental factors influencing their distribution remains limited. In this study, we analyzed habitat characteristics, potential distribution, and niche overlap for three species: Tachypleus tridentatus, Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda, and Tachypleus gigas. Predictive modeling using MaxEnt and niche analysis revealed that water depth and distance to land are key factors determining species distribution, with species-specific environmental influences: T. tridentatus is affected by maximum summer chlorophyll-a, C. rotundicauda by minimum chlorophyll-a, and T. gigas by wind speed. In terms of niche overlap, the highest degree of overlap was observed between C. rotundicauda and T. gigas, while the overlap between T. tridentatus and T. gigas was the lowest. The results highlight priority conservation areas, providing insights for management and protection strategies amid current environmental threats. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0acaa9a0b0a546b2a1e5a175cd3955b42025-08-20T02:23:15ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032025-01-01205e032447110.1371/journal.pone.0324471Modeling habitat distribution and niche overlap of Asian horseshoe crabs: Implications for conservation.Jian LiaoChun-Hui XiongGao-Cong LiJia-Yu LiYuan-Feng YangShui-Yuan ZhangYi-Yang LiKai-Lin ZengMei-Ling HuYu-Song GuoZhong-Duo WangAsian horseshoe crabs are ancient organisms essential for the balance of marine ecosystems. However, detailed information on their ecology and the environmental factors influencing their distribution remains limited. In this study, we analyzed habitat characteristics, potential distribution, and niche overlap for three species: Tachypleus tridentatus, Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda, and Tachypleus gigas. Predictive modeling using MaxEnt and niche analysis revealed that water depth and distance to land are key factors determining species distribution, with species-specific environmental influences: T. tridentatus is affected by maximum summer chlorophyll-a, C. rotundicauda by minimum chlorophyll-a, and T. gigas by wind speed. In terms of niche overlap, the highest degree of overlap was observed between C. rotundicauda and T. gigas, while the overlap between T. tridentatus and T. gigas was the lowest. The results highlight priority conservation areas, providing insights for management and protection strategies amid current environmental threats.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0324471 |
| spellingShingle | Jian Liao Chun-Hui Xiong Gao-Cong Li Jia-Yu Li Yuan-Feng Yang Shui-Yuan Zhang Yi-Yang Li Kai-Lin Zeng Mei-Ling Hu Yu-Song Guo Zhong-Duo Wang Modeling habitat distribution and niche overlap of Asian horseshoe crabs: Implications for conservation. PLoS ONE |
| title | Modeling habitat distribution and niche overlap of Asian horseshoe crabs: Implications for conservation. |
| title_full | Modeling habitat distribution and niche overlap of Asian horseshoe crabs: Implications for conservation. |
| title_fullStr | Modeling habitat distribution and niche overlap of Asian horseshoe crabs: Implications for conservation. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Modeling habitat distribution and niche overlap of Asian horseshoe crabs: Implications for conservation. |
| title_short | Modeling habitat distribution and niche overlap of Asian horseshoe crabs: Implications for conservation. |
| title_sort | modeling habitat distribution and niche overlap of asian horseshoe crabs implications for conservation |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0324471 |
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