Refining climate change projections for organisms with low dispersal abilities: a case study of the Caspian whip snake

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 9; no. 3; p. e91994
• Main Authors: Sahlean, Tiberiu C, Gherghel, Iulian, Papeş, Monica, Strugariu, Alexandru, Zamfirescu, Ştefan R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 26.03.2014; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Algorithms; Amphibia; Amphibians; Analysis; Animal Distribution; Animals; Biodiversity; Biology and Life Sciences; Case reports; Case studies; Climate Change; Climate models; Climatic analysis; Climatic conditions; Cost analysis; Current distribution; Dispersal; Dispersion; Earth Sciences; Ecological conditions; Ecological monitoring; Ecological niches; Ecological studies; Ecology; Ecology and Environmental Sciences; Ecosystem; Endangered & extinct species; Forecasting; Geographic information systems; Geomorphology; Global climate; Global temperature changes; Global warming; Models, Biological; Niches (Ecology); Organisms; Population Dynamics; Reptiles; Reptiles & amphibians; Snakes; Snakes - physiology; Species; Statistical analysis; United States > US; Oklahoma

Climate warming is one of the most important threats to biodiversity. Ectothermic organisms such as amphibians and reptiles are especially vulnerable as climatic conditions affect them directly. Ecological niche models (ENMs) are increasingly popular in ecological studies, but several drawbacks exis...