Comparison of Habitat Selection Models Between Habitat Utilization Intensity and Presence–Absence Data: A Case Study of the Chinese Pangolin

Simple Summary This research compared how habitat utilization intensity data versus presence–absence data influences understanding the habitat preferences of the critically endangered Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla) in Guangdong Province, China. Habitat utilization intensity data provides a more nuanced and ecologically informative picture of habitat characteristics than presence–absence data. Furthermore, the main environmental variables that drive habitat selection and utilization are different, and the process of habitat selection to utilization should be integrated to understand the specific habitat requirements. Habitat utilization intensity data better reveals how Chinese pangolins utilize habitats and the complex, nonlinear relationships with environmental factors. For precise conservation actions, habitat utilization intensity data should be prioritized where feasible.

• Publication year

  2025

• Venue

  Biology

• Publication date

  2025-08-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.3390/biology14080976PMID 40906098PMCID 12383737
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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