Evaluating the Effects of Climate Change on Spatial Aggregation of Giant Pandas and Sympatric Species in a Mountainous Landscape

Understanding how climate change alters the spatial aggregation of sympatric species is important for biodiversity conservation. Previous studies usually focused on spatial shifting of species but paid little attention to changes in interspecific competitions under climate change. In this study, we...

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Autores principales:	Naxun Zhao, Ximing Zhang, Guoyu Shan, Xinping Ye
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	niche similarity interspecific competition spatial overlapping giant pandas sympatric species climate change Veterinary medicine SF600-1100 Zoology QL1-991
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:1075f625590547629ebb4cfbc905b7b32021-11-25T16:21:41ZEvaluating the Effects of Climate Change on Spatial Aggregation of Giant Pandas and Sympatric Species in a Mountainous Landscape10.3390/ani111133322076-2615https://doaj.org/article/1075f625590547629ebb4cfbc905b7b32021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/11/3332https://doaj.org/toc/2076-2615Understanding how climate change alters the spatial aggregation of sympatric species is important for biodiversity conservation. Previous studies usually focused on spatial shifting of species but paid little attention to changes in interspecific competitions under climate change. In this study, we evaluated the potential effects of climate change on the spatial aggregation of giant pandas (<i>Ailuropoda melanoleuca</i>) and three sympatric competitive species (i.e., black bears (<i>Ursus thibetanus</i>), golden takins (<i>Budorcas taxicolor</i>), and wild boars (<i>Sus scrofa</i>)) in the Qinling Mountains, China. We employed an ensemble species distribution modeling (SDM) approach to map the current spatial distributions of giant pandas and sympatric animals and projected them to future climate scenarios in 2050s and 2070s. We then examined the range overlapping and niche similarities of these species under different climate change scenarios. The results showed that the distribution areas of giant pandas and sympatric species would decrease remarkably under future climate changes. The shifting directions of the overlapping between giant pandas and sympatric species vary under different climate change scenarios. In conclusion, future climate change greatly shapes the spatial overlapping pattern of giant pandas and sympatric species in the Qinling Mountains, while interspecific competition would be intensified under both mild and worst-case climate change scenarios.Naxun ZhaoXiming ZhangGuoyu ShanXinping YeMDPI AGarticleniche similarityinterspecific competitionspatial overlappinggiant pandassympatric speciesclimate changeVeterinary medicineSF600-1100ZoologyQL1-991ENAnimals, Vol 11, Iss 3332, p 3332 (2021)
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spellingShingle	niche similarity interspecific competition spatial overlapping giant pandas sympatric species climate change Veterinary medicine SF600-1100 Zoology QL1-991 Naxun Zhao Ximing Zhang Guoyu Shan Xinping Ye Evaluating the Effects of Climate Change on Spatial Aggregation of Giant Pandas and Sympatric Species in a Mountainous Landscape
description	Understanding how climate change alters the spatial aggregation of sympatric species is important for biodiversity conservation. Previous studies usually focused on spatial shifting of species but paid little attention to changes in interspecific competitions under climate change. In this study, we evaluated the potential effects of climate change on the spatial aggregation of giant pandas (<i>Ailuropoda melanoleuca</i>) and three sympatric competitive species (i.e., black bears (<i>Ursus thibetanus</i>), golden takins (<i>Budorcas taxicolor</i>), and wild boars (<i>Sus scrofa</i>)) in the Qinling Mountains, China. We employed an ensemble species distribution modeling (SDM) approach to map the current spatial distributions of giant pandas and sympatric animals and projected them to future climate scenarios in 2050s and 2070s. We then examined the range overlapping and niche similarities of these species under different climate change scenarios. The results showed that the distribution areas of giant pandas and sympatric species would decrease remarkably under future climate changes. The shifting directions of the overlapping between giant pandas and sympatric species vary under different climate change scenarios. In conclusion, future climate change greatly shapes the spatial overlapping pattern of giant pandas and sympatric species in the Qinling Mountains, while interspecific competition would be intensified under both mild and worst-case climate change scenarios.
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title	Evaluating the Effects of Climate Change on Spatial Aggregation of Giant Pandas and Sympatric Species in a Mountainous Landscape
title_short	Evaluating the Effects of Climate Change on Spatial Aggregation of Giant Pandas and Sympatric Species in a Mountainous Landscape
title_full	Evaluating the Effects of Climate Change on Spatial Aggregation of Giant Pandas and Sympatric Species in a Mountainous Landscape
title_fullStr	Evaluating the Effects of Climate Change on Spatial Aggregation of Giant Pandas and Sympatric Species in a Mountainous Landscape
title_full_unstemmed	Evaluating the Effects of Climate Change on Spatial Aggregation of Giant Pandas and Sympatric Species in a Mountainous Landscape
title_sort	evaluating the effects of climate change on spatial aggregation of giant pandas and sympatric species in a mountainous landscape
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
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Evaluating the Effects of Climate Change on Spatial Aggregation of Giant Pandas and Sympatric Species in a Mountainous Landscape

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