Future hydrological constraints of the Montseny brook newt (Calotriton arnoldi) under changing climate and vegetation cover.

ABSTRACT: The Montseny brook newt (Calotriton arnoldi) is a critically endangered amphibian species which inhabits a small 20 km² holm oak and beech forest area in NE Spain. Calotriton arnoldi strictly lives in running waters and might be highly vulnerable to hydrological perturbations expected to occur under climate and vegetation cover changes. Knowledge about the potential response of the species habitat to environmental changes can help assessing the actions needed for its conservation. Based on knowledge of the species and supported by observations, we proposed daily low and high streamflow event thresholds for the viability of C. arnoldi. We used the rainfall-runoff model PERSiST to simulate changes in the frequency and duration of these events, which were predi

SUBMITTER: Ledesma JLJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6745664 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature