The globally invasive small Indian mongoose Urva auropunctata is likely to spread with climate change.

ABSTRACT: Invasive alien species represent one of the major factors of global loss of biodiversity and disruption of natural ecosystems. The small Indian mongoose, Urva auropunctata, is considered one of the wild carnivore species with the greatest negative impact on global biodiversity. Understanding of the factors underpinning the species' distribution and potential dispersion in a context of climate change thus appears crucial in the conservation of native ecosystems. Here we modelled the current and future climatically favourable areas for the small Indian mongoose using Ecological Niche Modelling based on data sets filtrated in environmental spaces. Projections from these models show extensive current favourable geographical areas, covering continental and insular regions within tropical and su

SUBMITTER: Louppe V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7198557 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature