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Climate Futures For Lizards And Snakes [in the US West, spatial extent changes]
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https://www.usgs.gov/news/featured-story/climate-futures-lizards-and-snakes <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.70379 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #USWest #climatechange #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #US #USA #model #modeling #spatiotemporal #range #extent #ecosystems #reptile #lizard #snake #ectotherms #coldblooded #temperature #water #hydrology #waterresources #species #climateniches #planning #management
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maps - Elevational (m) distributions for all squamate species climate niche compared between the recent (1981–2010) and late-century future RCP 8.5 climate scenarios (2070–2100) within each state. The 25th and 75th percentiles were compared to evaluate significance. Scenarios that do not overlap between the 25th and 75th percentiles were considered significantly different. (a) The count of species in each state where the distribution of elevation significantly increased. (b) The average median change between scenarios for each species that increased in elevation. (c) The count of species in each state where the distribution of elevation significantly decreased. (d) The average median change between scenarios for each species that decreased in elevation.

maps - Binary climate-niche rasters were combined across all species to create overall species richness and its geographic change between climate scenarios. Climate-niche species-richness map for (a) the recent climate scenario (1981–2010) and (b) late-century future RCP 8.5 climate scenario (2070–2100). Climate-niche species-richness change between the late-century future RCP 8.5 climate scenario (2070–2100) and the recent scenario (1981–2010) assuming (c) no dispersal ability for any species into novel areas, versus (d) full dispersal ability for any species into novel areas.

screen shot - intercative web mapping app - The results for the northern rubber boa range change by state, displayed on a data visualization dashboard created to supplement the journal article "Climate futures for lizards and snakes in western North America may result in new species management issues."

photo - female dunes sagebrush lizard takes cover under a stick in the Mescalero Sand Dunes in New Mexico.

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