Factors influencing range contraction of a rodent herbivore in a steppe grassland over the past decades.

ABSTRACT: Climate warming and human disturbance are known to be key drivers in causing range contraction of many species, but quantitative assessment on their distinctive and interactive effects on local disappearance is still rare.In this study, we examined the association of climate warming and human disturbance stressors with local disappearance probability of Brandt's voles (Lasiopodomys brandtii) in a steppe grassland in northern China.We used logistic generalized additive models to quantify the relationship between local disappearance probability of Brandt's voles and environmental variables. The year following the last observation year was used to estimate the disappearance threshold of Brandt's voles. We projected the distribution change of Brandt's voles under future climate warming

SUBMITTER: Bai D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8843818 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature