Anthropogenic impacts drive niche and conservation metrics of a cryptic rattlesnake on the Colorado Plateau of western North America

Ecosystems transition quickly in the Anthropocene, whereas biodiversity adapts more slowly. Here we simulated a shifting woodland ecosystem on the Colorado Plateau of western North America by using as its proxy over space and time the fundamental niche of the Arizona black rattlesnake (Crotalus cerb...

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Main Authors: M. R. Douglas, M. A. Davis, M. Amarello, J. J. Smith, G. W. Schuett, H.-W. Herrmann, A. T. Holycross, M. E. Douglas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Royal Society 2016-01-01
Series:Royal Society Open Science
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Online Access:https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsos.160047