Species distribution models for predicting the habitat suitability of Chinese fire-bellied newt Cynops orientalis under climate change.

ABSTRACT: Climate change influences species geographical distribution and diversity pattern. The Chinese fire-bellied newt (Cynops orientalis) is an endemic species distributed in East-central China, which has been classified as near-threatened species recently due to habitat destruction and degradation and illegal trade in the domestic and international pet markets. So far, little is known about the spatial distribution of the species. Based on bioclimatic data of the current and future climate projections, we modeled the change in suitable habitat for C. orientalis by ten algorithms, evaluated the importance of environmental factors in shaping their distribution, and identified distribution shifts under climate change scenarios. In this study, 46 records of C. orientalis from

SUBMITTER: Guo K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8328465 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature