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ArticleScientific reports2020

Projected distribution and climate refugia of endangered Kashmir musk deer Moschus cupreus in greater Himalaya, South Asia.

Paras Bikram Singh, Kumar Mainali, Zhigang Jiang, Arjun Thapa, Naresh Subedi, Muhammad Naeem Awan, Orus Ilyas, Himal Luitel, Zhixin Zhou, Huijian Hu

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10 authors.

Paras Bikram SinghGuangdong Key Laboratory of Animal Conservation and Resource Utilization, Guangdong Institute of Applied Biological Resources, Xin'ganxi Road, Guangzhou, China.
Kumar MainaliNational Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center, Annapolis, Maryland, USA.
Zhigang JiangKey Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beichen West Road, Beijing, 100101, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2154-8588
Arjun ThapaSmall Mammals Conservation and Research Foundation, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Naresh SubediNational Trust for Nature Conservation, Khumaltar, Lalitpur, Nepal.
Muhammad Naeem AwanEarth Day Network, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Orus IlyasDepartment of Wildlife Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India.
Himal LuitelCenter for Biotechnology, Agriculture and Forestry University, Rampur, Chitwan, Nepal.
Zhixin ZhouGuangdong Key Laboratory of Animal Conservation and Resource Utilization, Guangdong Institute of Applied Biological Resources, Xin'ganxi Road, Guangzhou, China.
Huijian HuGuangdong Key Laboratory of Animal Conservation and Resource Utilization, Guangdong Institute of Applied Biological Resources, Xin'ganxi Road, Guangzhou, China. 13922339577@139.com.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Kashmir musk deer Moschus cupreus (KMD) are the least studied species of musk deer. We compiled genetically validated occurrence records of KMD to construct species distribution models using Maximum Entropy. We show that the distribution of KMD is limited between central Nepal on the east and north-east Afghanistan on the west and is primarily determined by precipitation of driest quarter, annual mean temperature, water vapor, and precipitation during the coldest quarter. Precipitation being the most influential determinant of distribution suggests the importance of pre-monsoon moisture for growth of the dominant vegetation, Himalayan birch Betula utilis and Himalayan fir Abies spectabilis, in KMD's preferred forests. All four Representative Concentration Pathway Scenarios result an expansion of suitable habitat in Uttarakhand, India, west Nepal and their associated areas in China in 2050s and 2070s but a dramatic loss of suitable habitat elsewhere (Kashmir region and Pakistan-Afghanistan border). About 1/4

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DeerDemographyAfghanistanAnimalsChinaClimate ChangeConservation of Natural ResourcesEcological Parameter MonitoringEcosystemEndangered SpeciesForestsIndiaNepalPakistanPopulation DensityRefugium

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PMCPMC6992763

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