naa a22 4500 51074527X CHVBK 20180411083043.0 cr unu---uuuuu 180411e20130401xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s13364-012-0109-6 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s13364-012-0109-6 Factors influencing the distribution of leopard in a semiarid landscape of Western India [Elektronische Daten] [Krishnendu Mondal, K. Sankar, Qamar Qureshi] Previously, factors governing distribution of leopard (Panthera pardus fusca) in forest habitats of the Indian subcontinent were unknown. The present study assessed the influence of different ecogeographic variables determining the distribution of leopards in and around Sariska Tiger Reserve through MaxEnt habitat suitability model based on camera trapping method. Camera trapping was used to collect presence/absence information in the study area from December 2008 to June 2010. Information of 11 macrohabitat characteristics and variables (habitat types, prey species, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), elevation, livestock, village, water source, etc.) were collected along with leopard presence data. The probability of presence of leopards increased with decreasing distance to water and increasing encounter rate of peafowl (Pavo cristatus), chital (Axis axis), sambar (Rusa unicolor), and wild pig (Sus scrofa). It was found that the probability of presence of leopards increased with increasing area of Zizyphus mixed forest patches and NDVI. Results of this study showed that the probability of presence of leopards was higher in habitat types with intermediate cover, high wild prey base, and water sources. They also indicated that leopards are not always ‘generalists' showing some degree of specialization, at least in their choice of habitat, and this information is useful for conserving leopard in human-dominated landscapes. Mammal Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences, Białowieża, Poland, 2012 Panthera pardus fusca nationallicence Distribution modeling nationallicence MaxEnt nationallicence Habitat variables nationallicence Camera trapping nationallicence Dry deciduous forest nationallicence Mondal Krishnendu Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, India aut Sankar K. Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, India aut Qureshi Qamar Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, India aut Acta Theriologica Springer-Verlag 58/2(2013-04-01), 179-187 0001-7051 58:2<179 2013 58 13364 https://doi.org/10.1007/s13364-012-0109-6 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s13364-012-0109-6 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Mondal Krishnendu Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, India aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Sankar K. Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, India aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Qureshi Qamar Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, India aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Acta Theriologica Springer-Verlag 58/2(2013-04-01), 179-187 0001-7051 58:2<179 2013 58 13364 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer