Title
Modeling ecological niches of threatened flora for climate change scenarios in Tacna department-Peru
Other title
Modelamiento de nichos ecológicos de flora amenazada para escenarios de cambio climático en el departamento de Tacna-Perú
Date Issued
01 January 2020
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Universidad Distrital Francisco Jose de Caldas
Abstract
Despite the numerous scientific information on global climate change, there are no studies that show effects on biodiversity on a smaller scale. Therefore, using 19 bioclimatic variables, five solar radiation, altitude, specialized software (MaxEnt) and geographical coordinates of the presence of five species of categorized flora verified in the field, their current ecological niches were modeled and projected to the four future emission scenarios (2050 and 2070) showing that Buddleja coriacea will decrease by more than 80 % due to future variations in precipitation and temperature due to climate change, while Carica candicans, Haplorhus peruviana, Kageneckia lanceolata and Weberbauerella brongniartioides will remain and increase, deducing that Its threat categories derive mainly from anthropogenic activity. These models significantly improve the understanding of ecosystem functioning, providing useful information to design conservation policies and actions that guide territorial management towards the Ecosystem-based Adaptation strategy.
Volume
23
Issue
1
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Ecología Conservación de la Biodiversidad Investigación climática
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85078541627
Source
Colombia Forestal
ISSN of the container
01200739
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