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- Title
Diversity and distribution of amphibians in Romania.
- Authors
Cogălniceanu, Dan; Székely, Paul; Samoilă, Ciprian; Iosif, Ruben; Tudor, Marian; Plăiaşu, Rodica; Stănescu, Florina; Rozylowicz, Laurenţiu
- Abstract
Nineteen species of amphibians inhabit Romania, 9 of which reach their range limit on this territory. Based on published occurrence reports, museum collections and our own data we compiled a national database of amphibian occurrences. We georeferenced 26779 amphibian species occurrences, and performed an analysis of their spatial patterns, checking for hotspots and patterns of species richness. The results of spatial statistic analyses supported the idea of a biased sampling for Romania, with clear hotspots of increased sampling efforts. The sampling effort is biased towards species with high detectability, protected areas, and large cities. Future sampling efforts should be focused mostly on species with a high rarity score in order to accurately map their range. Our results are an important step in achieving the longterm goals of increasing the efficiency of conservation efforts and evaluating the species range shifts under climate change scenarios.
- Subjects
CLASSIFICATION of amphibia; SPECIES diversity; SPECIES distribution; BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE change; WILDLIFE conservation
- Publication
ZooKeys, 2013, Issue 296, p35
- ISSN
1313-2989
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3897/zookeys.296.4872