Niches and climate-change refugia in hundreds of species from one of the most arid places on Earth

Background and Aims Global climate change is a major threat to biodiversity worldwide. Several arid areas might expand in the future, but it is not clear if this change would be positive or negative for arid-adapted lineages. Here, we explore whether climatic niche properties are involved in the con...

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Main Authors: Milen Duarte, Pablo C. Guerrero, Mary T.K. Arroyo, Ramiro O. Bustamante
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2019-09-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/7409.pdf