| Grant number: | 14/22344-6 |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral |
| Start date: | June 01, 2015 |
| End date: | October 31, 2018 |
| Field of knowledge: | Biological Sciences - Ecology - Theoretical Ecology |
| Agreement: | Coordination of Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES) |
| Principal Investigator: | Célio Fernando Baptista Haddad |
| Grantee: | Priscila Lemes de Azevedo Silva |
| Host Institution: | Instituto de Biociências (IB). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Rio Claro. Rio Claro , SP, Brazil |
| Associated research grant: | 13/50741-7 - Diversity and conservation of Brazilian amphibians, AP.BTA.TEM |
| Associated scholarship(s): | 18/14128-2 - What are we missing? Assessing the effects of shortfalls of biodiversity knowledge on amphibian conservation, BE.EP.PD |
Abstract Many studies have investigated how climate and land-use changes effect biodiversity. Assessments of these potential effects generally tend to rely on bioclimatic envelope models. Such models correlate climatic conditions and occurrence records to predict potential species distribution. Different methods have been proposed to assess spatiotemporal changes on species distributions and diversity patterns. This proposal is about how the synergistic effects of climate and land-use changes can affect species distributions and diversity patterns for amphibians inhabiting Brazil. Furthermore, this project proposes to identify, along with threats amphibians face in a national context, the priority areas for amphibian conservation. To date, various approaches have been proposed to assess the exposure of species under climate change and identify species vulnerability to biological attributes. This threat assessment is especially important for amphibian species dependent on pristine forests to establish their complex life cycles and survival. In Brazil, the main threat to amphibian conservation is the destruction of their habitats due to deforestation and human population growth (urban sprawl); therefore, this proposal includes an evaluation of species vulnerability under synergistic effects. Finally, the identification of priority areas for amphibian conservation in Brazil must take into account both climate change and land-use change that will orient this project toward a more functional approach. (AU) | |
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