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<p>Climate change is having a major impact on species distribution and habitat loss, especially for species with restricted ranges. The genus <italic>Seminemacheilus</italic> is endemic to Türkiye and includes six species. This study investigated the current distribution of the genus <italic>Seminemacheilus</italic> and its possible distribution in 2050 and 2070 using the Wallace platform, a Maxent modeling method. Simulations of future projections indicated that bioclimatically suitable habitats of <italic>Seminemacheilus</italic> spp. will be limited in 2050 and nearly extinct in 2070. The model is primarily affected by temperature and precipitation, which are directly associated with the phenomenon of global warming. It has been established that conservation strategies must be developed to protect the species of the genus and avoid habitat deterioration.</p>
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Climate change is having a major impact on species distribution and habitat loss, especially for species with restricted ranges. The genus Seminemacheilus is endemic to Türkiye and includes six species. This study investigated the current distribution of the genus Seminemacheilus and its possible distribution in 2050 and 2070 using the Wallace platform, a Maxent modeling method. Simulations of future projections indicated that bioclimatically suitable habitats of Seminemacheilus spp. will be limited in 2050 and nearly extinct in 2070. The model is primarily affected by temperature and precipitation, which are directly associated with the phenomenon of global warming. It has been established that conservation strategies must be developed to protect the species of the genus and avoid habitat deterioration.

Species distribution models of Türkiye’s endemic genus: <italic>Seminemacheilus</italic> Banarescu &amp; Nalbant, 1995 (Cypriniformes: Nemacheilidae)

Nevsehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University, Faculty of Art and Science

Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies

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Species distribution models of Türkiye’s endemic genus:  Banarescu & Nalbant, 1995 (Cypriniformes: Nemacheilidae)

Climate change is having a major impact on species distribution and habitat loss, especially for species with restricted ranges. The genus Seminemacheilus is...

Species distribution models of Türkiye’s endemic genus: Seminemacheilus Banarescu & Nalbant, 1995 (Cypriniformes: Nemacheilidae)

Published Online: Jul 05, 2024

Page range: 177 - 185

Received: Apr 18, 2023

Accepted: Dec 07, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.26881/oahs-2024.2.08

Keywords
Ecological niche model, global climate change, ichthyogeography, Maxent, Wallace

© 2024 Sevil Sungu., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Species distribution models of Türkiye’s endemic genus: Seminemacheilus Banarescu & Nalbant, 1995 (Cypriniformes: Nemacheilidae)

Published Online: Jul 05, 2024

Page range: 177 - 185

Received: Apr 18, 2023

Accepted: Dec 07, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.26881/oahs-2024.2.08

KeywordsEcological niche model, global climate change, ichthyogeography, Maxent, Wallace

© 2024 Sevil Sungu., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Ecological niche model, global climate change, ichthyogeography, Maxent, Wallace