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- Title
Distribution range and extinction risk of tree snail subgenus Amphidromus (Pulmonata: Camaenidae) in Thailand.
- Authors
Sravut Klorvuttimontara; Chanidaporn Tumpeesuwan; Sakboworn Tumpeesuwan
- Abstract
Amphidromus species are attractive pulmonate tree snails that may be threatened by future climate change and human impact. Currently, distributional, ecological, and biological information about Amphidromus (Amphidromus) in Thailand is inadequate and urgently required to address conservation concerns. Our study focused on modellling potential species distributions using MaxEnt and predicting the species distribution under the current and future climates (A1B Scenario). The species distribution models were predicted in relation to eight climate variables. The results suggest that the distributions of five out of six studied Amphidromus are negatively affected by a warming climate. By 2050, four Amphidromus subspecies may lose over 40% of their distribution range compared to the climate conditions of the year 2000. Decreases in species distribution ranges may increase the extinction risk of Amphidromus species, whose survival is also threatened by habitat loss and the commercial shell trade. To achieve successful conservation of Amphidromus species, assessments of their conservation statuses should be prioritised, with legal protection accorded if necessary, and their natural habitats preserved.
- Publication
Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 2017, Vol 65, p189
- ISSN
0217-2445
- Publication type
Academic Journal