Effect of Climate and Land-Use Changes on a Threatened Forest Resident Bird
Endangered species are being threatened by climate and land-use changes. However, the relative effects of climate and land-use changes on forest resident birds remain unclear. In this study, we employed an ecological niche model to forecast the potential influence of climate and land-use changes on...
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| author | Yuze Zhao Shuai Lu Junqin Hua Zhengxiao Liu Jiliang Xu |
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| description | Endangered species are being threatened by climate and land-use changes. However, the relative effects of climate and land-use changes on forest resident birds remain unclear. In this study, we employed an ecological niche model to forecast the potential influence of climate and land-use changes on Reeves’s pheasant (<i>Syrmaticus reevesii</i>), while taking into account topographical limitations. We observed that climate and land-use changes would have a remarkably negative impact on <i>Syrmaticus reevesii</i>, and climate change would play a dominant role. Consequently, the potential distribution range of <i>Syrmaticus reevesii</i> would sharply decrease, and this species may face a significant risk of extinction in 2070. In addition, we found that the area change predicted by climate and land-use changes would be significantly lower inside the China Nature Reserve Network (NNR) than outside the NNR. However, less than 15% of the area suitable for <i>Syrmaticus reevesii</i> has been covered by NNR. Furthermore, our results showed that the response of <i>Syrmaticus reevesii</i> to climate and land-use changes largely depended on topographical factors, and <i>Syrmaticus reevesii</i> would face greater impacts from climate and land-use changes under topographical limitations. Taken together, we highlight that it is imperative to adjust and develop nature reserve networks and conservation strategies to cope with rapid global environmental change. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-23e9724856084dafa0bf1ce49406147e2024-02-23T15:17:00ZengMDPI AGForests1999-49072024-02-0115234810.3390/f15020348Effect of Climate and Land-Use Changes on a Threatened Forest Resident BirdYuze Zhao0Shuai Lu1Junqin Hua2Zhengxiao Liu3Jiliang Xu4State Key Laboratory of Efficient Production of Forest Resources, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, ChinaSchool of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, ChinaSchool of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, ChinaSchool of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Efficient Production of Forest Resources, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, ChinaEndangered species are being threatened by climate and land-use changes. However, the relative effects of climate and land-use changes on forest resident birds remain unclear. In this study, we employed an ecological niche model to forecast the potential influence of climate and land-use changes on Reeves’s pheasant (<i>Syrmaticus reevesii</i>), while taking into account topographical limitations. We observed that climate and land-use changes would have a remarkably negative impact on <i>Syrmaticus reevesii</i>, and climate change would play a dominant role. Consequently, the potential distribution range of <i>Syrmaticus reevesii</i> would sharply decrease, and this species may face a significant risk of extinction in 2070. In addition, we found that the area change predicted by climate and land-use changes would be significantly lower inside the China Nature Reserve Network (NNR) than outside the NNR. However, less than 15% of the area suitable for <i>Syrmaticus reevesii</i> has been covered by NNR. Furthermore, our results showed that the response of <i>Syrmaticus reevesii</i> to climate and land-use changes largely depended on topographical factors, and <i>Syrmaticus reevesii</i> would face greater impacts from climate and land-use changes under topographical limitations. Taken together, we highlight that it is imperative to adjust and develop nature reserve networks and conservation strategies to cope with rapid global environmental change.https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/15/2/348forest resident birds<i>Syrmaticus reevesii</i>climate changeland-use changerisk of extinction |
| spellingShingle | Yuze Zhao Shuai Lu Junqin Hua Zhengxiao Liu Jiliang Xu Effect of Climate and Land-Use Changes on a Threatened Forest Resident Bird Forests forest resident birds <i>Syrmaticus reevesii</i> climate change land-use change risk of extinction |
| title | Effect of Climate and Land-Use Changes on a Threatened Forest Resident Bird |
| title_full | Effect of Climate and Land-Use Changes on a Threatened Forest Resident Bird |
| title_fullStr | Effect of Climate and Land-Use Changes on a Threatened Forest Resident Bird |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of Climate and Land-Use Changes on a Threatened Forest Resident Bird |
| title_short | Effect of Climate and Land-Use Changes on a Threatened Forest Resident Bird |
| title_sort | effect of climate and land use changes on a threatened forest resident bird |
| topic | forest resident birds <i>Syrmaticus reevesii</i> climate change land-use change risk of extinction |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/15/2/348 |
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