Habitat suitability model of endangered Latidens salimalii and the probable consequences of global warming
Salim Ali's fruit bat, Latidens salimalii, is a monotypic endangered fruit bat endemic to Western Ghats (WG) with an ambiguous distribution. The distribution range, habitat suitability, and biology of this species are still uncertain. Endemic species inhabiting the high elevation of WG like L....
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author | Raman, Sreehari Shameer, Thekke Thumbath Charles, Bipin Sanil, Raveendranathanpillai |
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description | Salim Ali's fruit bat, Latidens salimalii, is a monotypic endangered fruit bat endemic to Western Ghats (WG) with an ambiguous distribution. The distribution range, habitat suitability, and biology of this species are still uncertain. Endemic species inhabiting the high elevation of WG like L. salimalii are threatened due to climatic change and seeks urgent management interventions. Hence, we developed a habitat suitability model for L. salimalii using MaxEnt in the current climate condition and projected their distribution for three Representation Concentration Pathway (RCP 4.5, 6.0, and 8.5) climate scenarios of the 2070 time frame. The results show that 9531 km(2)of habitat in WG is suitable for L. salimalii at present, while all the future scenarios estimates propose complete loss of highly suitable habitat. The significant factors influencing the distribution of L. salimalii are the precipitation of the driest month, tree density, rain in the coldest quarter, canopy height, and altitude. The study pioneers in predicting the suitable habitat and emphasis the need to develop strategies for the long-term conservation of endangered L. salimalii in WG under global warming scenarios. ELECTRONIC SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL: The online version of this article (10.1007/s42965-020-00114-5) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users. |
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spelling | pubmed-75392832020-10-07 Habitat suitability model of endangered Latidens salimalii and the probable consequences of global warming Raman, Sreehari Shameer, Thekke Thumbath Charles, Bipin Sanil, Raveendranathanpillai Trop Ecol Research Article Salim Ali's fruit bat, Latidens salimalii, is a monotypic endangered fruit bat endemic to Western Ghats (WG) with an ambiguous distribution. The distribution range, habitat suitability, and biology of this species are still uncertain. Endemic species inhabiting the high elevation of WG like L. salimalii are threatened due to climatic change and seeks urgent management interventions. Hence, we developed a habitat suitability model for L. salimalii using MaxEnt in the current climate condition and projected their distribution for three Representation Concentration Pathway (RCP 4.5, 6.0, and 8.5) climate scenarios of the 2070 time frame. The results show that 9531 km(2)of habitat in WG is suitable for L. salimalii at present, while all the future scenarios estimates propose complete loss of highly suitable habitat. The significant factors influencing the distribution of L. salimalii are the precipitation of the driest month, tree density, rain in the coldest quarter, canopy height, and altitude. The study pioneers in predicting the suitable habitat and emphasis the need to develop strategies for the long-term conservation of endangered L. salimalii in WG under global warming scenarios. ELECTRONIC SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL: The online version of this article (10.1007/s42965-020-00114-5) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users. Springer India 2020-10-07 2020 /pmc/articles/PMC7539283/ /pubmed/33041475 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s42965-020-00114-5 Text en © International Society for Tropical Ecology 2020 This article is made available via the PMC Open Access Subset for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for the duration of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Raman, Sreehari Shameer, Thekke Thumbath Charles, Bipin Sanil, Raveendranathanpillai Habitat suitability model of endangered Latidens salimalii and the probable consequences of global warming |
title | Habitat suitability model of endangered Latidens salimalii and the probable consequences of global warming |
title_full | Habitat suitability model of endangered Latidens salimalii and the probable consequences of global warming |
title_fullStr | Habitat suitability model of endangered Latidens salimalii and the probable consequences of global warming |
title_full_unstemmed | Habitat suitability model of endangered Latidens salimalii and the probable consequences of global warming |
title_short | Habitat suitability model of endangered Latidens salimalii and the probable consequences of global warming |
title_sort | habitat suitability model of endangered latidens salimalii and the probable consequences of global warming |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7539283/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33041475 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s42965-020-00114-5 |
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