Is the future already here? The impact of climate change on the distribution of the eastern coral snake (Micrurus fulvius).

ABSTRACT: Anthropogenic climate change is a significant global driver of species distribution change. Although many species have undergone range expansion at their poleward limits, data on several taxonomic groups are still lacking. A common method for studying range shifts is using species distribution models to evaluate current, and predict future, distributions. Notably, many sources of 'current' climate data used in species distribution modeling use the years 1950-2000 to calculate climatic averages. However, this does not account for recent (post 2000) climate change. This study examines the influence of climate change on the eastern coral snake (Micrurus fulvius). Specifically, we: (1) identified the current range and suitable environment of M. fulvius in the Southeastern United

SUBMITTER: Archis JN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5935076 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature