干旱区生态环境知识资源中心(Arid): Conservation of Pleske's racerunner (Eremias pleskei) in a changing climate

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DOI	10.5735/086.056.0109
	Conservation of Pleske's racerunner (Eremias pleskei) in a changing climate
	Farashi, Azita; Alizadeh-Noughani, Mohammad
通讯作者	Farashi, A (corresponding author), Ferdowsi Univ Mashhad, Fac Nat Resource & Environm, Dept Environm Sci, Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan, Iran.
来源期刊	ANNALES ZOOLOGICI FENNICI
ISSN	0003-455X
EISSN	1797-2450
出版年	2019
卷号	56 期号:1-6 页码:93-106
英文摘要	Although reptiles are the most diverse group of terrestrial vertebrates, crucial data on their extinction risks are lacking. The reptile species assessed by IUCN are only a fraction of those at risk of extinction. Thus, conservation planning and management decisions are hindered by the lack of ecological information on the species' distribution patterns and their habitat requirements. Pleske's racerunner (Eremias pleskei) is a rare and critically endangered species known to occur exclusively in the eastern Anatolian Montane Steppe ecoregion. In this study, we used ten species distribution model algorithms and 62 climate change scenarios (from 19 global climate models under four representative concentration pathways) to predict future habitat suitability for Pleske's racerunner in the Anatolian Montane Steppe ecoregion. Our results indicate that this species may in future migrate from its current distribution range towards the central and western areas of the Anatolian Montane Steppe ecoregion. Our results also show that the variation in the temperature-related variables in suitable habitats will increase in future as compared with the current conditions. It seems that due to climate change, in future, deserts will be appropriate for this species. The same mechanisms, however, will make some of its current habitats unsuitable. Dealing with uncertainties in climate change and species distribution modeling is a major challenge when planning strategies for species' conservation. We recommend conservation measures to be implemented to make sure that E. pleskei's current habitats remain suitable for it also in future.
类型	Article
语种	英语
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000498874300009
WOS关键词	DEPENDENT SEX DETERMINATION ; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION MODELS ; HABITAT SUITABILITY ; POTENTIAL DISTRIBUTION ; BIODIVERSITY HOTSPOTS ; AMPHIBIAN DECLINES ; PREDICTION ERRORS ; LIZARDS ; NICHE ; DIVERSITY
WOS类目	Ecology ; Zoology
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Zoology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/369360
作者单位	[Farashi, Azita; Alizadeh-Noughani, Mohammad] Ferdowsi Univ Mashhad, Fac Nat Resource & Environm, Dept Environm Sci, Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan, Iran
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Farashi, Azita,Alizadeh-Noughani, Mohammad. Conservation of Pleske's racerunner (Eremias pleskei) in a changing climate[J],2019,56(1-6):93-106.
APA	Farashi, Azita,&Alizadeh-Noughani, Mohammad.(2019).Conservation of Pleske's racerunner (Eremias pleskei) in a changing climate.ANNALES ZOOLOGICI FENNICI,56(1-6),93-106.
MLA	Farashi, Azita,et al."Conservation of Pleske's racerunner (Eremias pleskei) in a changing climate".ANNALES ZOOLOGICI FENNICI 56.1-6(2019):93-106.