Erosion of Lizard Diversity by Climate Change and Altered Thermal Niches

By B. Sinervo, Fausto Méndez-de-la-Cruz, D. Miles, B. Heulin, E. Bastiaans, Maricela Villagrán-Santa Cruz, Rafael A. Lara‐Reséndiz, Norberto Martínez‐Méndez, M. Calderón-Espinosa, Rubi N. Meza-Lázaro and 16 more. Science, 2010

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Subfields: Ecological Modeling, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Social Psychology

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What determines the climatic niche width of species? The role of spatial and temporal climatic variation in three vertebrate clades (2013, background): “they have narrow climatic niche breadths), and this narrowness may have important implications for many research areas, including species responses to global warming (e.g. Deutsch et al., 2008; Tingley et al., 2009; Sinervo et al., 2010), the spread of invasive species (e.”
Thermoregulatory behaviour limits local adaptation of thermal niches and confers sensitivity to climate change (2015, background): “In some environments, opportunities for thermoregulation have decreased to the point where populations of lizards cannot persist (Sinervo et al. 2010).”
Are lizards feeling the heat? A tale of ecology and evolution under two temperatures (2013, background): “Thus, in warm regions, lizards can forage for a longer part of the year, and of the day (but see Sinervo et al., 2010), and obtain more food.”
Broad-scale ecological implications of ectothermy and endothermy in changing environments (2012, background): “, 2010) to those that generalize physiological constraints (Deutsch et al., 2008; Kearney et al., 2009; Sinervo et al., 2010).”
Burrow‐dwelling ecosystem engineers provide thermal refugia throughout the landscape (2013, background): “Recent work suggests that rising ambient temperatures associated with climate change may make it more difficult for ectotherms to avoid overheating, especially in tropical environments (Deutsch et al., 2008; Huey et al., 2009; Kearney, Shine & Porter, 2009; Sinervo et al., 2010).”
On the brink of extinction? How climate change may affect global chelonian species richness and distribution (2012, background): “…of climate change is not equally distributed among taxa, but depends on the physiological sensitivity of organisms to climatic conditions (e.g., Deutsch et al., 2008; Sinervo et al., 2010; Rowland et al., 2011) and is likely to vary geographically (e.g., Thomas et al., 2004; Beaumont et al., 2011).”
Scenarios for Global Biodiversity in the 21st Century (2010, background): ““21st century” refers to projections of species committed to extinction according to different global scenarios: vascular plants (38, 18), plants and animals (7), land birds (6, 19) and lizards (63).”
Field tests of a general ectotherm niche model show how water can limit lizard activity and distribution (2018, background): “Activity restriction because of heat stress has become a focus of climate change studies of reptiles (Sinervo et al. 2010, Medina et al. 2012, Ceia-Hasse et al. 2014), but activity restriction due to water stress may be a more potent limitation (Pirtle et al., in press).”
The conservation status of the world's reptiles (2013, background): “17 Recently reported declines in snake and lizard popu lations [12, 13] were not 18”
Who likes it hot? A global analysis of the climatic, ecological, and evolutionary determinants of warming tolerance in ants (2012, background): “In this regard, it is noteworthy that recent work from Sinervo et al. (2010) on Mexican lizards suggests that these lizards cannot evolve rapidly enough to track current climate change as a result of constraints imposed by the genetic architecture of thermal preference.”