Ecological Niche Modelling under Climate Change

A special issue of Climate (ISSN 2225-1154). This special issue belongs to the section "Climate and Environment".

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Dear Colleagues,

Climate change is considered a major threat to our ecosystems. Climate is the primary factor regulating geographic distributions of many plant and animal species. Many species on the earth are adapted to a range of climatic conditions (i.e., climatic niche). Unprecedented rapid climate change will likely cause a mismatch between the climate that a species historically adapted to and the climate that the species will experience in the future. Such a mismatch is likely to compromise the health and productivity of the species in future climates. Ecological niche models have been widely used to predict ecological niches of species and provide a scientific basis for developing adaptive strategies. Manuscripts that address the issues in development and applications of ecological niche models are welcome for this Special Issue.

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Keywords

  • climate change
  • climate data
  • climate niche
  • bioclimate envelope
  • adaptation
  • species distribution
  • habitat

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Concept Paper
Climate Variability Shifting Immigrated Rice Planthoppers in Taiwan
by Shou-Horng Huang, Pau-Yu Lai, Shaw-Yhi Hwang, Krishna Borhara, Wan-Ru Huang and Shih-Yu Wang
Climate 2022, 10(5), 71; https://doi.org/10.3390/cli10050071 - 19 May 2022
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Rice planthoppers are common insect pests in Taiwan, and they have caused significant damage in the past. The majority of rice planthoppers have seen a drastic decline in their population since the mid-2000s, a trend that has anecdotally attributed to widespread and better [...] Read more.
Rice planthoppers are common insect pests in Taiwan, and they have caused significant damage in the past. The majority of rice planthoppers have seen a drastic decline in their population since the mid-2000s, a trend that has anecdotally attributed to widespread and better pest control, as well as improved rice cultivation management. By analyzing 40 years of the airborne net trap data of rice planthoppers collected in Southwest Taiwan, it was found that the pests’ yearly population, computed with a logarithmic transformation, resembles a signature climate pattern in the global oceans with a robust multi-decadal variability. An ocean temperature-based index derived from the patterns of multi-decadal variability shows a marked resemblance with the population change of common rice planthoppers, with overlapping peaks during the 1990–2010 period. The climate dynamics associated with the regional weather pattern in the vicinity of Taiwan are discussed. Phase reversal of this multi-decadal climate variability in the future may produce favorable climatic conditions for the rice planthopper population to increase back to its historical levels. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Ecological Niche Modelling under Climate Change)
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