Impacts of Climate Change on the Global Invasion Potential of the African Clawed Frog Xenopus laevis

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 11; no. 6; pp. e0154869 - 19
• Main Authors: Ihlow, Flora, Courant, Julien, Secondi, Jean, Herrel, Anthony, Rebelo, Rui, Measey, G. John, Lillo, Francesco, De Villiers, F. André, Vogt, Solveig, De Busschere, Charlotte, Backeljau, Thierry, Rödder, Dennis
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 01.06.2016; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Algorithms; Amphibians; Animals; Anura; Bioclimatology; Biodiversity; Biodiversity and Ecology; Biology and Life Sciences; Climate Change; Climate change scenarios; Common plantanna; Computation; Current distribution; Earth Sciences; Ecology and Environmental Sciences; Ecosystem biology; Ecosystems; Entropy; Environment models; Environmental aspects; Environmental changes; Environmental impact; Environmental Sciences; Frogs; Geographical distribution; Global climate; Global temperature changes; Impact prediction; Indigenous species; Influence; Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change; Introduced Species; Invasive species; Laboratory animals; Maximum entropy; Models, Theoretical; New records; Nonnative species; People and Places; Physical Sciences; Physiology; Populations; Protection and preservation; Regional climates; Reptiles & amphibians; Research and Analysis Methods; Statistical analysis; Xenopus laevis; Zoology; France; South Africa; Germany; South America; Belgium; United States > US; Asia; Europe; California; Australia; ASW, South America; ANE, France; North America

By altering or eliminating delicate ecological relationships, non-indigenous species are considered a major threat to biodiversity, as well as a driver of environmental change. Global climate change affects ecosystems and ecological communities, leading to changes in the phenology, geographic ranges...