A geo-statistical approach to model Asiatic cheetah, onager, gazelle and wild sheep shared niche and distribution in Turan biosphere reserve-Iran

Presence data for four mammals in the Turan Biosphere Reserve in Iran including the Asiatic cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus venaticus), the Persian onager (Equus hemionus onager), the wild sheep (Ovis vignei), and the gazelle (Gazelle Bennettii) were used to analyze and model their potential interaction, facilitation, habitat coverage and niche dimensions. A geostatistical approach using the spatial autocorrelation between the locality points, and...