Will Danford's Lizard Become Extinct in the Future?

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dc.authoridKIRAC, AKIN/0000-0001-5596-2256
dc.contributor.authorKirac, Akin
dc.contributor.authorMert, Ahmet
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-27T20:20:49Z
dc.date.available2025-01-27T20:20:49Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.departmentÇanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractClimate change created predominantly by burning fossil fuels leads to increased pressure on biodiversity. It may cause extinction in lizard species over the forthcoming years. Lizard species that are unable to adjust rapidly enough to the ecological alterations due to climate change are particularly under threat. Therefore, vulnerable lizard species should be monitored and adopt climate change scenarios. This study examines the changes in the habitats of Danford's lizard (Anatololacerta danfordi) according to the RCP 4.5 and RCP 8.5 (HADGEM2-ES) climate scenarios. We modelled the current habitat preferences of A. danfordi using the MaxEnt method based on the bioclimatic features derived from Worldclim. Our results showed that A. danfordi prefers habitats with the bioclimate features including 12 mm for precipitation of driest month, 1-2 degrees C for mean temperature of wettest quarter, -4 degrees C for min temperature of coldest month, and 600 mm for annual precipitation. We determined the potential distributions of the A. danfordi using the model and GIS facilities for both RCP 4.5 and RCP 8.5 climate scenarios. In conclusion, the potential habitats of this lizard species may be dramatically influenced from two climate scenarios. We envisage that the suitable habitats may be mostly relocated from the south toward the north. A. danfordi may not adapt this rapid change and may not migrate to new suitable locations within this short period. Therefore, governments should make provisions against climate change without delay.
dc.identifier.doi10.15244/pjoes/89894
dc.identifier.endpage1748
dc.identifier.issn1230-1485
dc.identifier.issn2083-5906
dc.identifier.issue3
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85063486755
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2
dc.identifier.startpage1741
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/89894
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12428/21824
dc.identifier.volume28
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000461800200070
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherHard
dc.relation.ispartofPolish Journal of Environmental Studies
dc.relation.publicationcategoryinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_WoS_20250125
dc.subjectclimate change
dc.subjectlizard
dc.subjectMaxEnt
dc.subjectRCP 4.5
dc.subjectRCP 8.5
dc.titleWill Danford's Lizard Become Extinct in the Future?
dc.typeArticle

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