Wild canids and the ecological traps facing the climate change and deforestation in the Amazon Forest.

ABSTRACT: Ecological traps occur when species choose to settle in lower-quality habitats, even if this reduces their survival or productivity. This happens in situations of drastic environmental changes, resulting from anthropogenic pressures. In long term, this could mean the extinction of the species. We investigated the dynamics of occurrence and distribution of three canid species (Atelocynus microtis, Cerdocyon thous, and Spheotos venaticus) considering human threats to their habitats in the Amazon Rainforest. We analyzed the environmental thresholds for the occurrence of these species and related to the future projections of climatic niches for each one. All three species will be negatively affected by climate change in the future, with losses of up to 91% of the suitable

SUBMITTER: de Oliveira GL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10251424 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature