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| RRC ID | 70217 |
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| Author | Pomoim N, Hughes AC, Trisurat Y, Corlett RT. |
| Title | Vulnerability to climate change of species in protected areas in Thailand. |
| Journal | Sci Rep |
| Abstract |
Although 23% of Thailand's land is in protected areas, these are vulnerable to climate change. We used spatial distribution modelling for 866 vertebrate and 591 plant species to understand potential climate change impacts on species in protected areas. Most mammals, birds, and plants were projected to decline by 2070, but most amphibians and reptiles were projected to increase. By 2070 under RCP8.5, 54% of modeled species will be threatened and 11 nationally extinct. However, SDMs are sensitive to truncation of the climate space currently occupied by habitat loss and hunting, and apparent truncation by data limitations. In Thailand, lowland forest clearance has biased records for forest-dependent species to cooler uplands (> 250 m a.s.l.) and hunting has confined larger vertebrates to well-protected areas. In contrast, available data is biased towards lowland non-forest taxa for amphibians and reptiles. Niche truncation may therefore have resulted in overestimation of vulnerability for some mammal and plant species, while data limitations have likely led to underestimation of the threat to forest-dependent amphibians and reptiles. In view of the certainty of climate change but the many uncertainties regarding biological responses, we recommend regular, long-term monitoring of species and communities to detect early signals of climate change impacts. |
| Volume | 12(1) |
| Pages | 5705 |
| Published | 2022-4-5 |
| DOI | 10.1038/s41598-022-09767-9 |
| PII | 10.1038/s41598-022-09767-9 |
| Description | J-OBIS data were referenced. |
| PMID | 35383264 |
| PMC | PMC8983663 |
| MeSH | Amphibians / physiology Animals Biodiversity Climate Change* Conservation of Natural Resources* / methods Ecosystem Mammals Thailand |
| IF | 3.998 |
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| GBIF | Bird collection of National Museum of Nature and Science Asia-Pacific Dataset Bird Specimens in the Museum of Nature and Human Activities, Hyogo, Japan Herpetological specimens of Okinawa Prefectural Museum & Art Museum Bird specimens of the Yamashina Institute for Ornithology |