Projected Loss of a Salamander Diversity Hotspot as a Consequence of Projected Global Climate Change

BACKGROUND: Significant shifts in climate are considered a threat to plants and animals with significant physiological limitations and limited dispersal abilities. The southern Appalachian Mountains are a global hotspot for plethodontid salamander diversity. Plethodontids are lungless ectotherms, so...

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Autores principales: Milanovich, Joseph R., Peterman, William E., Nibbelink, Nathan P., Maerz, John C.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2010
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2922335/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20808442
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0012189

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2922335/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20808442
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0012189

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