Species‐range‐size distributions: Integrating the effects of speciation, transformation, and extinction
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.8341
Abstract: Abstract The species‐range size distribution is a product of speciation, transformation of range‐sizes, and extinction. Previous empirical studies showed that it has a left‐skewed lognormal‐like distribution. We developed a new mathematical framework to study species‐range‐size… read more here.
Keywords: range size; size distributions; species range; speciation ... See more keywords
A metapopulation approach to predict species range shifts under different climate change and landscape connectivity scenarios
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2017.06.013
Abstract: Forecasting future species distributions under climate change scenarios using Ecological Niche Models (ENM) is common practice. Typically, these projections do not account for landscape connectivity and species dispersal abilities. When they do account for these… read more here.
Keywords: change; connectivity; species range; climate change ... See more keywords
Fuzzy sets allow gaging the extent and rate of species range shift due to climate change
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-73509-y
Abstract: The recent modification of species distribution ranges in response to a warmer climate has constituted a major and generalized biogeographic change. The main driver of the shift in distribution is the disequilibrium of the species… read more here.
Keywords: shift; species range; climate; climate change ... See more keywords
Socio-ecological gap analysis to forecast species range contractions for conservation
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2201942119
Abstract: Significance Geospatial approaches are increasingly vital for conservation with applications of gap analysis informing decision-making and resource allocation. We extend traditional assessments by incorporating both the spatial distribution of threats and resources to build an… read more here.
Keywords: gap analysis; socio ecological; conservation; ecological gap ... See more keywords
Effects of species interactions on the potential for evolution at species' range limits
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DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2021.0020
Abstract: Species’ ranges are limited by both ecological and evolutionary constraints. While there is a growing appreciation that ecological constraints include interactions among species, like competition, we know relatively little about how interactions contribute to evolutionary… read more here.
Keywords: trade offs; species range; range limits; evolution ... See more keywords
poems: R package for simulating species' range dynamics using pattern‐oriented validation
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DOI: 10.1111/2041-210x.13720
Abstract: Spatially explicit population models (SEPMs) can simulate spatiotemporal changes in species' range dynamics in response to variation in climatic and environmental conditions, and anthropogenic activities. When combined with pattern‐oriented modelling methods, ecological processes and drivers… read more here.
Keywords: range dynamics; pattern oriented; dynamics using; validation ... See more keywords
Where and why are species' range shifts hampered by unsuitable landscapes?
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DOI: 10.1111/gcb.16220
Abstract: There is widespread concern that species will fail to track climate change if habitat is too scarce or insufficiently connected. Targeted restoration has been advocated to help species adapt, and a “conductance” metric has been… read more here.
Keywords: habitat; unsuitable landscapes; species range; hampered unsuitable ... See more keywords
Phylogenetic conservatism of species range size is the combined outcome of phylogeny and environmental stability
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DOI: 10.1111/jbi.13043
Abstract: Aim To test for the phylogenetic conservatism of geographic range size and to explore the effect of the environment on this potential conservatism. Location The western Tethys Ocean and its surroundings (present-day Europe, the Middle… read more here.
Keywords: range size; conservatism species; species range; size ... See more keywords
Is the sky the limit? On the expansion threshold of a species’ range
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.2005372
Abstract: More than 100 years after Grigg’s influential analysis of species’ borders, the causes of limits to species’ ranges still represent a puzzle that has never been understood with clarity. The topic has become especially important… read more here.
Keywords: species range; genetic drift; expansion threshold; expansion ... See more keywords
Latitudinal Diversity Gradients and Rapoport Effects in Chinese Endemic Woody Seed Plants
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DOI: 10.3390/f11101029
Abstract: The distribution of plant species diversity has long been a major focus on biogeography. Yet, the universality of the popular Rapoport’s rule remains controversial for endemic plants, as previous studies have focused more on broad-ranged… read more here.
Keywords: range size; endemic woody; woody seed; species range ... See more keywords
A Tree Species Effect on Soil That Is Consistent Across the Species’ Range: The Case of Aspen and Soil Carbon in North America
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DOI: 10.3390/f8040113
Abstract: Trembling aspen covers a large geographic range in North America, and previous studies reported that a better understanding of its singular influence on soil properties and processes is of high relevance for global change questions.… read more here.
Keywords: carbon; species range; soil carbon; effect soil ... See more keywords