Climate change and peripheral populations: predictions for a relict Mediterranean viper

Ecological niche-based models were developed in peripheral populations of Vipera latastei North Africa to: 1) identify environmental factors related to species occurrence; 2) identify present suitable areas; 3) estimate future areas according to forecasted scenarios of climate change; and 4) quantif...

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Main Authors: José C. Brito, Soumia Fahd, Fernando Martínez-Freiría, Pedro Tarroso, Said Larbes, Juan M. Pleguezuelos, Xavier Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Firenze University Press 2011-06-01
Series:Acta Herpetologica
Online Access:https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/ah/article/view/1616