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The role of littoral cliffs in the niche delimitation on a microendemic plant facing climate change

Obligate coastline taxa generally occupy very limited areas, especially when there is a close affinity with a specific coast type. Climate change can be a meaningful threat for them, reducing suitable habitat or forcing migration events.Cistus ladanifersubsp.sulcatusis an endemic plant of Portugal, known to occur only in the top of its south-western coast’s prominent cliffs. In spite of being included in the annexes II and IV of the European Habitats Directive of Natura 2000 Network, this taxon is still understudied, especially regarding the effects of climate change on its distribution. To overcome such gap, Maxent was used to model the current distribution ofC.ladanifersubsp.sulcatusand project its future distribution considering different General Circulation Models, periods (2050 and 2070) and Representation Concentration Pathways (4.5 and 8.5). The results suggested an extensive range contraction in the future, and extinction is a possible scenario. The proximity to littoral cliffs is crucial for this plant’s occurrence, but these formations are irregularly distributed along the coast, hindering range expansions, further inhibited by a small dispersal capacity.Cistusladanifersubsp.sulcatuswill probably remain confined to south-western Portugal in the future, where it will continue to face relevant threats like human activity, reinforcing the need for its conservation.
- Centro de Estudos Florestais Portugal
- Instituto Politécnico Nacional Mexico
- Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco Portugal
- University of Lisbon Portugal
- University of Évora Portugal
Conservation of Natural Resources, Ecological niche modelling, Ecology, Portugal, Global warming, Science, Climate Change, Q, R, Cistus, Cistus ladanifer subsp. sulcatus, Medicine, Maxent, ArcGIS, Ecosystem, Research Article
Conservation of Natural Resources, Ecological niche modelling, Ecology, Portugal, Global warming, Science, Climate Change, Q, R, Cistus, Cistus ladanifer subsp. sulcatus, Medicine, Maxent, ArcGIS, Ecosystem, Research Article
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