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Climate-driven distributional shifts in Chocó endemic birds of southwest Colombia

dc.contributor.coauthorMota, Flavio M. M.
dc.contributor.coauthorKittelberger, Kyle D.
dc.contributor.coauthorFlorez-Pai, Cristian
dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of Molecular Biology and Genetics
dc.contributor.kuauthorŞekercioğlu, Çağan Hakkı
dc.contributor.schoolcollegeinstituteCollege of Sciences
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-06T20:58:16Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractIntroduction Climate change poses a significant threat to bird communities, especially forest-dwelling and narrowly distributed species, which are expected to experience severe range contractions and higher extinction risks compared to widely distributed and open-area species. The Choc and oacute;region in southwestern Colombia, known for its rich bird endemism, is particularly vulnerable.Methods We analyzed potential distribution shifts for 27 endemic and near-endemic bird species in the Choc and oacute;region using eBird occurrence records and climate projections. We modeled species distributions under low and high greenhouse gas emission scenarios for 2050 and 2070, comparing these projected distributions to current forested and protected areas to evaluate future conservation needs.Results Our findings indicate that nearly all species are projected to lose climate-suitable areas under at least one future scenario, resulting in a regional decline in species richness. Changes in species richness are most pronounced near the Colombia-Ecuador border, suggesting a shift to higher elevations. Notably, the Scarlet-and-white Tanager (Chrysothlypis salmoni) is predicted to suffer the greatest losses in climate-suitable area, both within protected and forested regions.Discussion These results highlight the urgency of expanding the protected area network and conserving key forested regions to help species adapt to climate change. By providing projected distribution maps and potential range shifts, our study underscores the importance of modeling future distributions to support conservation strategies for at-risk species and the ecological services they provide in tropical montane regions.
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dc.description.publisherscopeInternational
dc.description.sponsoredbyTubitakEuN/A
dc.description.sponsorshipThe author(s) declare financial support was received for research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. This research was supported by funding from the Exploration Fund The Explorers Club and a fellowship granted by the Brazilian Federal Foundation for the Support and Evaluation of Graduate Education (CAPES- 88881.846347/2023-01) to FM.
dc.identifier.doi10.3389/fcosc.2024.1412440
dc.identifier.eissn2673-611X
dc.identifier.grantnoExploration Fund of The Explorers Club;Brazilian Federal Foundation for the Support and Evaluation of Graduate Education [CAPES - 88881.846347/2023-01]
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dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85211576594
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3389/fcosc.2024.1412440
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14288/27430
dc.identifier.volume5
dc.identifier.wos1373941500001
dc.keywordsGlobal warming
dc.keywordsPopulation decline
dc.keywordsForest cover
dc.keywordsNeotropics
dc.keywordsTropical ornithology
dc.keywordsKBA R and iacute
dc.keywordsO and ntilde
dc.keywordsAmb and iacute
dc.keywordsConservation biology
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherFrontiers Media SA
dc.relation.ispartofFRONTIERS IN CONSERVATION SCIENCE
dc.subjectBiodiversity conservation
dc.subjectEcology
dc.titleClimate-driven distributional shifts in Chocó endemic birds of southwest Colombia
dc.typeJournal Article
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local.contributor.kuauthorŞekercioğlu, Çağan Hakkı
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