Potential Distribution of Amphibians with Different Habitat Characteristics in Response to Climate Change in South Korea
Amphibian species are highly vulnerable to climate change with significant species decline and extinction predicted worldwide. However, there are very limited studies on amphibians in South Korea. Here, we assessed the potential impacts of climate change on different habitat groups (wetland amphibia...
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| author | Hyun Woo Kim Pradeep Adhikari Min Ho Chang Changwan Seo |
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| description | Amphibian species are highly vulnerable to climate change with significant species decline and extinction predicted worldwide. However, there are very limited studies on amphibians in South Korea. Here, we assessed the potential impacts of climate change on different habitat groups (wetland amphibians, Group 1; migrating amphibians, Group 2; and forest-dwelling amphibians, Group 3) under future climate change and land cover change in South Korea using a maximum entropy modelling approach. Our study revealed that all amphibians would suffer substantial loss of suitable habitats in the future, except <i>Lithobates catesbeianus</i>, <i>Kaloula borealis</i>, and <i>Karsenia koreana</i>. Similarly, species richness for Groups 2 and 3 will decline by 2030, 2050, and 2080. Currently, amphibian species are widely distributed across the country; however, in future, suitable habitats for amphibians would be concentrated along the Baekdudaegan Mountain Range and the southeastern region. Among the three groups, Group 3 amphibians are predicted to be the most vulnerable to climate change; therefore, immediate conservation action is needed to protect them. We expect this study could provide crucial baseline information required for the government to design climate change mitigation strategies for indigenous amphibians. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b64094cc1b9d4ef5933d34688e28034b2023-11-22T06:28:27ZengMDPI AGAnimals2076-26152021-07-01118218510.3390/ani11082185Potential Distribution of Amphibians with Different Habitat Characteristics in Response to Climate Change in South KoreaHyun Woo Kim0Pradeep Adhikari1Min Ho Chang2Changwan Seo3EcoBank Team, National Institute of Ecology, Seocheon-gun, Chungnam 33657, KoreaInstitute of Ecological Phytochemistry, Hankyong National University, Anseong-si 17579, KoreaEnvironmental Impact Assessment Team, National Institute of Ecology, Seocheon-gun, Chungnam 33657, KoreaDivision of Ecological Assessment, National Institute of Ecology, Seocheon-gun, Chungnam 33657, KoreaAmphibian species are highly vulnerable to climate change with significant species decline and extinction predicted worldwide. However, there are very limited studies on amphibians in South Korea. Here, we assessed the potential impacts of climate change on different habitat groups (wetland amphibians, Group 1; migrating amphibians, Group 2; and forest-dwelling amphibians, Group 3) under future climate change and land cover change in South Korea using a maximum entropy modelling approach. Our study revealed that all amphibians would suffer substantial loss of suitable habitats in the future, except <i>Lithobates catesbeianus</i>, <i>Kaloula borealis</i>, and <i>Karsenia koreana</i>. Similarly, species richness for Groups 2 and 3 will decline by 2030, 2050, and 2080. Currently, amphibian species are widely distributed across the country; however, in future, suitable habitats for amphibians would be concentrated along the Baekdudaegan Mountain Range and the southeastern region. Among the three groups, Group 3 amphibians are predicted to be the most vulnerable to climate change; therefore, immediate conservation action is needed to protect them. We expect this study could provide crucial baseline information required for the government to design climate change mitigation strategies for indigenous amphibians.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/8/2185amphibian speciesclimate changehabitat characteristicsMaxEntspecies richness |
| spellingShingle | Hyun Woo Kim Pradeep Adhikari Min Ho Chang Changwan Seo Potential Distribution of Amphibians with Different Habitat Characteristics in Response to Climate Change in South Korea Animals amphibian species climate change habitat characteristics MaxEnt species richness |
| title | Potential Distribution of Amphibians with Different Habitat Characteristics in Response to Climate Change in South Korea |
| title_full | Potential Distribution of Amphibians with Different Habitat Characteristics in Response to Climate Change in South Korea |
| title_fullStr | Potential Distribution of Amphibians with Different Habitat Characteristics in Response to Climate Change in South Korea |
| title_full_unstemmed | Potential Distribution of Amphibians with Different Habitat Characteristics in Response to Climate Change in South Korea |
| title_short | Potential Distribution of Amphibians with Different Habitat Characteristics in Response to Climate Change in South Korea |
| title_sort | potential distribution of amphibians with different habitat characteristics in response to climate change in south korea |
| topic | amphibian species climate change habitat characteristics MaxEnt species richness |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/8/2185 |
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