Climate change and anthropogenic activities shrink the range and dispersal of an endangered primate in Sichuan Province, China.

ABSTRACT: The golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana) is a rare and endemic species in China. The population of golden snub-nosed monkeys in Sichuan Province has an isolated genetic status, large population size, and low genetic diversity, making it highly vulnerable to environmental changes. Our study aimed to evaluate the potential impact of climate and land-use changes on the distribution and dispersal paths of the species in Sichuan Province. We used three general circulation models (GCMs), three greenhouse gas emission scenarios, and three land-use change scenarios suitable for China to predict the potential distributions of the golden snub-nosed monkey in the current and 2070s using the MaxEnt model. The dispersal paths were identified by the circuit theory. Our results suggested th

SUBMITTER: Dai Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10724096 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature