Habitat use as indicator of adaptive capacity to climate change

Claire S. Teitelbaum; Alexej P. K. Siren; Ethan Coffel; Jane R. Foster; Jacqueline L. Frair; Joseph W. Hinton; Radley M. Horton; David W. Kramer; Corey Lesk; Colin Raymond; David W. Wattles; Katherine Zeller; Toni Lyn Morelli

doi:10.1111/ddi.13223

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Habitat use as indicator of adaptive capacity to climate change

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Authors:

Claire S. Teitelbaum, Alexej P. K. Siren, Ethan Coffel, Jane R. Foster, Jacqueline L. Frair, Joseph W. Hinton, Radley M. Horton, David W. Kramer, Corey Lesk, Colin Raymond, David W. Wattles, Katherine Zeller, Toni Lyn Morelli

Year:

2020

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.13223

Source:

Diversity and Distributions. 27: 655-667.

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Abstract

Populations of cold-adapted species at the trailing edges of geographic ranges are particularly vulnerable to the negative effects of climate change from the combination of exposure to warm temperatures and high sensitivity to heat. Many of these species are predicted to decline under future climate scenarios, but they could persist if they can adapt to warming climates either physiologically or behaviourally. We aim to understand local variation in contemporary habitat use and use this information to identify signs of adaptive capacity. We focus on moose (Alces alces), a charismatic species of conservation and public interest.

Keywords

adaptive capacity, climate change, habitat suitability, moose (Alces alces), range shifts, species distribution model, thermoregulation

Citation

Teitelbaum, Claire S.; Siren, Alexej P. K.; Coffel, Ethan; Foster, Jane R.; Frair, Jacqueline L.; Hinton, Joseph W.; Horton, Radley M.; Kramer, David W.; Lesk, Corey; Raymond, Colin; Wattles, David W.; Zeller, Katherine A.; Morelli, Toni Lyn. 2020. Habitat use as indicator of adaptive capacity to climate change. Diversity and Distributions. 27: 655-667.