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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Dynamics of range margins for metapopulations under climate change |
Author: | Anderson, B. Akcakaya, H. Araujo, M. Fordham, D. Martinez-Meyer, E. Thuiller, W. Brook, B. |
Citation: | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 2009; 276(1661):1415-1420 |
Publisher: | Royal Soc London |
Issue Date: | 2009 |
ISSN: | 0962-8452 1471-2970 |
Statement of Responsibility: | B.J Anderson, H.R Akçakaya, M.B Araújo, D.A Fordham, E Martinez-Meyer, W Thuiller and B.W Brook |
Abstract: | We link spatially explicit climate change predictions to a dynamic metapopulation model. Predictions of species' responses to climate change, incorporating metapopulation dynamics and elements of dispersal, allow us to explore the range margin dynamics for two lagomorphs of conservation concern. Although the lagomorphs have very different distribution patterns, shifts at the edge of the range were more pronounced than shifts in the overall metapopulation. For Romerolagus diazi (volcano rabbit), the lower elevation range limit shifted upslope by approximately 700 m. This reduced the area occupied by the metapopulation, as the mountain peak currently lacks suitable vegetation. For Lepus timidus (European mountain hare), we modelled the British metapopulation. Increasing the dispersive estimate caused the metapopulation to shift faster on the northern range margin (leading edge). By contrast, it caused the metapopulation to respond to climate change slower, rather than faster, on the southern range margin (trailing edge). The differential responses of the leading and trailing range margins and the relative sensitivity of range limits to climate change compared with that of the metapopulation centroid have important implications for where conservation monitoring should be targeted. Our study demonstrates the importance and possibility of moving from simple bioclimatic envelope models to second-generation models that incorporate both dynamic climate change and metapopulation dynamics. |
Keywords: | range limits global warming extinction risk population dynamics elevation latitude |
DOI: | 10.1098/rspb.2008.1681 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2008.1681 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest Earth and Environmental Sciences publications Environment Institute Leaders publications |
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