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Abstract
Solanum conocarpum (Solanaceae) (Marron Bacora) is a rare, dry-forest shrub endemic to the island of St. John, US Virgin Islands, considered for listing under the Endangered Species Act. Given its status as a species of conservation concern, we incorporated environmental characteristics of 3 observed populations and 5 additional known locations into a geographic information system (GIS) analysis to create a habitat-suitability model for the species on the island of St. John. Our model identified 1929.87 ha of highly suitable and moderately suitable habitat. Of these, 1161.20 ha (60.2%) occurred within the boundaries of Virgin Islands National Park. Our model provides spatial information on potential locations for future surveys and restoration sites for this endemic species of the US Virgin Islands.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | A GIS model of habitat suitability for Solanum conocarpum (Solanaceae) in St. John, US Virgin Islands |
| Series title | Caribbean Naturalist |
| Volume | 36 |
| Year Published | 2016 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Caribbean Naturalist |
| Contributing office(s) | Coop Res Unit Atlanta |
| Description | 10 p. |
| First page | 1 |
| Last page | 10 |
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