Projected Loss of a Salamander Diversity Hotspot as a Consequence of Projected Global Climate Change

Joseph Milanovich; William E. Peterman; Nathan P. Nibbelink; John C. Maerz

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0012189

Projected Loss of a Salamander Diversity Hotspot as a Consequence of Projected Global Climate Change

Joseph Milanovich, William E. Peterman, Nathan P. Nibbelink, John C. Maerz

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Abstract

Significant shifts in climate are considered a threat to plants and animals with significant physiological limitations and limited dispersal abilities. The southern Appalachian Mountains are a global hotspot for plethodontid salamander diversity. Plethodontids are lungless ectotherms, so their ecology is strongly governed by temperature and precipitation. Many plethodontid species in southern Appalachia exist in high elevation habitats that may be at or near their thermal maxima, and may also have limited dispersal abilities across warmer valley bottoms.

Original language	American English
Journal	History: Faculty Publications and Other Works
Volume	5
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0012189
State	Published - Jan 1 2010

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salamander
biodiversity
projected loss
global climate change

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