Estimating the impact of climate change on the potential distribution of Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins with species distribution model.

ABSTRACT: As IUCN critically vulnerable species,the Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins (Sousa chinensis) have attracted great public attention in recent years. The threats of human disturbance and environmental pollution to this population have been documented extensively. However, research on the sensitivity of this species to climate change is lacking. To understand the effect of climate change on the potential distribution of Sousa chinensis, we developed a weighted ensemble model based on 82 occurrence records and six predictor variables (e.g., ocean depth, distance to shore, mean temperature, salinity, ice thickness, and current velocity). According to the true skill statistic (TSS) and the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC), our ensemble model presented high

SUBMITTER: Fu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8378342 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature