نشریه محیط زیست طبیعی

ارزیابی ریسک تهاجمی گونة غیربومی لاک‌پشت گوش قرمز (Thunberg, 1792) Trachemys scripta در ایران

نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی

نویسندگان

1 ﮔﺮوه ﻣﺤﻴﻂ زﻳﺴﺖ، داﻧﺸﻜﺪة ﻣﻨﺎﺑﻊ ﻃﺒﻴﻌﻲ، داﻧﺸﻜﺪﮔﺎن ﻛﺸﺎورزی و ﻣﻨﺎﺑﻊ ﻃﺒﻴﻌﻲ، داﻧﺸﮕﺎه ﺗﻬﺮان، ﻛﺮج، اﻳﺮان.

2 ادارة زیستگاه‌ها و امور مناطق، اداره کل حفاظت محیط زیست استان مازندران، ساری، ایران.

10.22059/jne.2025.397509.2838

چکیده

خزندگان غیربومی، به‌ویژه لاک‌پشت گوش قرمز، به‌دلیل توانایی بالای سازگاری با محیط‌های جدید و تولیدمثل به نسبت سریع، می‌توانند به‌عنوان گونه‌های مهاجم تهدیدی برای تنوع زیستی و اکوسیستم‌های محلی محسوب شوند. این مطالعه با هدف ارزیابی ریسک تهاجمی بالقوة لاک‌پشت گوش قرمز در اکوسیستم‌های ایران انجام شده است برای این منظور، از مدل ارزیابی ریسک تهاجمی AS-ISK (ابزار غربالگری تهاجمی گونه‌های آبزی) استفاده شد که شامل دو بخش اصلی، یعنی ارزیابی ریسک پایه و ارزیابی تأثیر تغییرات اقلیمی است. به‌منظور بررسی تطابق اقلیمی بین زیستگاه اصلی لاک‌پشت گوش قرمز و منطقة ارزیابی ریسک (ایران)، از مدل Climatch استفاده شد. نتایج حاصل از اجرای مدل AS-ISK نشان داد که نمرة ریسک پایه (BRA) برای لاک‌پشت گوش قرمز در ایران 31 است که از میانگین جهانی حد آستانة مدل بیشتر بوده و حاکی از آن است که این گونه به‌عنوان یک گونة غیربومی پتانسیل مهاجم شدن در ایران را دارد. تحلیل تطابق اقلیمی با استفاده از مدل Climatch نشان‌دهندة تطابق نسبی پایین (نمرة صفر) بین زیستگاه اصلی و منطقة ارزیابی ریسک بود. این مطالعه بر ضرورت تحقیقات بیشتر در زمینة تأثیرات اکولوژیک این گونه بر گونه‌های بومی خزندگان ایران، به‌ویژه گونه‌های در معرض خطر، و همچنین پیشنهاد استراتژی‌های نظارتی و مدیریتی برای کاهش گسترش آن و کنترل پیامدهای معرفی گونه تأکید دارد.

کلیدواژه‌ها

عنوان مقاله [English]

Invasive risk assessment of the non-native Red-Eared Slider Turtle, Trachemys scripta (Thunberg, 1792), in Iran

نویسندگان [English]

  • Zahra Shamshri 1
  • Seyed Daryoush Moghaddas 2
  • Mohammad Kaboli 1

1 Department of Natural Environment, Faculty of Natural Resources, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran.

2 Habitats and Protected Areas Office, Department of Environment of Mazandaran Province, Sari, Iran.

چکیده [English]

Non-native reptiles, especially the red-eared slider turtle, threaten biodiversity and local ecosystems due to their remarkable adaptability to new environments and rapid reproduction. This study evaluates the invasive potential of the red-eared slider in Iran’s ecosystems using the Aquatic Species Invasiveness Screening Kit (AS-ISK), comprising two key components: Basic Risk Assessment (BRA) and Climate Change Assessment (CCA). To assess climatic similarity between the turtle’s native habitat and Iran, the Climatch model was applied. The AS-ISK model yielded a BRA score of 31 for the red-eared slider in Iran, surpassing the global threshold and indicating a high invasive potential. However, Climatch analysis showed a low climatic match (score of zero) between the species’ native range and Iran. This study highlights the urgency of further investigating the ecological impacts on native and endangered reptiles in Iran and recommends robust monitoring and management strategies to prevent its spread and mitigate environmental risks.

کلیدواژه‌ها [English]

  • AS-ISK model
  • Climatic compatibility
  • Invasive reptiles
  • Iran's biodiversity
  • Red-eared slider
  • Risk assessment
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نشریه محیط زیست طبیعی
دوره 78، شماره 3
آبان 1404
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