Conservation of the Goitered gazelle (Gazella subgutturosa) under climate changes in Iraq.

ABSTRACT: Climate is a vital factor that shapes habitat suitability for many species across space and time. Gazella subgutturosa (Goitered gazelle) is a globally vulnerable mammal already extinct in some areas of Armenia and Georgia and is highly threatened in other areas of its distribution. In this study, new data were gathered for 33 locations in north-eastern Iraq, and then together with literature data, Species Distribution Models (SDMs) were used to explore the geographical distribution of the gazelle under current and future climate change scenarios. We studied the relationship between seven climate variables and 43 occurrence records to predict habitat suitability of the gazelle under the current climate, and also under four future climate scenarios (RCP2.6 and RCP8.5 for both 2050 an

SUBMITTER: Kaky E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9932350 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature