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Modeling future wildlife habitat suitability: serious climate change impacts on the potential distribution of the Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta japonica in Japan’s northern Alps

Abstract Background The Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta japonica lives in the alpine zones of central Japan, which is the southern limit of the global distribution for this species. This species is highly dependent on alpine habitats, which are considered vulnerable to rapid climate change. This study a...

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Main Authors: Masanobu Hotta, Ikutaro Tsuyama, Katsuhiro Nakao, Masaaki Ozeki, Motoki Higa, Yuji Kominami, Takashi Hamada, Tetsuya Matsui, Masatsugu Yasuda, Nobuyuki Tanaka
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:BMC Ecology
Subjects:
Climate change impact
Lagopus muta japonica
Potential habitat
Rock Ptarmigan
Species distribution model
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12898-019-0238-8
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