Authors
André Nemésio, Daniel P Silva, João Carlos Nabout, Sara Varela
Publication date
2016/3
Journal
Insect Conservation and Diversity
Volume
9
Issue
2
Pages
149-160
Description
- Climate change and deforestation are suggested to be the main drivers of decline in pollinators. Forest‐dependent species are expected to be the most affected and Euglossa marianae Nemésio (Hymenoptera: Apidae), an endemic species of the highly fragmented Brazilian Atlantic Forest (AF), is believed to be declining as a consequence of human impact.
- Over the last 17 years, we carried out field surveys to unveil its distribution, allowing us to investigate the potential effects of global climate change on this species, from the last glacial maximum into the future, using species distribution models. Our main goals were to: (i) identify populations potentially under risk of extinction given future climate change; (ii) quantify the amount of climatically suitable and climatically stable areas for E. marianae within AF; (iii) evaluate the area that are available as natural habitat and under legal protection, in an attempt to …
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A Nemésio, DP Silva, JC Nabout, S Varela - Insect Conservation and Diversity, 2016