Title
The combined effects of climate change and river fragmentation on the distribution of Andean Amazon fishes
Date Issued
01 October 2020
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Herrera-R G.A.
Oberdorff T.
Anderson E.P.
Brosse S.
Carvajal-Vallejos F.M.
Frederico R.G.
Jézéquel C.
Maldonado M.
Maldonado-Ocampo J.A.
Radinger J.
Torrente-Vilara G.
Zuanon J.
Tedesco P.A.
Publisher(s)
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Abstract
Upstream range shifts of freshwater fishes have been documented in recent years due to ongoing climate change. River fragmentation by dams, presenting physical barriers, can limit the climatically induced spatial redistribution of fishes. Andean freshwater ecosystems in the Neotropical region are expected to be highly affected by these future disturbances. However, proper evaluations are still missing. Combining species distribution models and functional traits of Andean Amazon fishes, coupled with dam locations and climatic projections (2070s), we (a) evaluated the potential impacts of future climate on species ranges, (b) investigated the combined impact of river fragmentation and climate change and (c) tested the relationships between these impacts and species functional traits. Results show that climate change will induce range contraction for most of the Andean Amazon fish species, particularly those inhabiting highlands. Dams are not predicted to greatly limit future range shifts for most species (i.e., the Barrier effect). However, some of these barriers should prevent upstream shifts for a considerable number of species, reducing future potential diversity in some basins. River fragmentation is predicted to act jointly with climate change in promoting a considerable decrease in the probability of species to persist in the long-term because of splitting species ranges in smaller fragments (i.e., the Isolation effect). Benthic and fast-flowing water adapted species with hydrodynamic bodies are significantly associated with severe range contractions from climate change.
Start page
5509
End page
5523
Volume
26
Issue
10
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Biología marina, Biología de agua dulce, Limnología Ingeniería ambiental y geológica Ecología
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85089294148
PubMed ID
Source
Global Change Biology
ISSN of the container
13541013
Source funding
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Sponsor(s)
Museo de Campo de Historia Natural de Chicago John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Fundación Departamento Administrativo de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación (COLCIENCIAS) Junta de Desarrollo Económico - Singapore Consejo Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
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