Thermal niche estimators and the capability of poor dispersal species to cope with climate change.

ABSTRACT: For management strategies in the context of global warming, accurate predictions of species response are mandatory. However, to date most predictions are based on niche (bioclimatic) models that usually overlook biotic interactions, behavioral adjustments or adaptive evolution, and assume that species can disperse freely without constraints. The deep subterranean environment minimises these uncertainties, as it is simple, homogeneous and with constant environmental conditions. It is thus an ideal model system to study the effect of global change in species with poor dispersal capabilities. We assess the potential fate of a lineage of troglobitic beetles under global change predictions using different approaches to estimate their thermal niche: bioclimatic models, rates of thermal niche cha

SUBMITTER: Sanchez-Fernandez D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4794760 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature