A predictive approach to the continental distributions of species

物种大陆分布的预测方法

• 批准号: RGPIN-2017-03940
• 负责人: Currie, David
• 金额: $ 2.04万
• 依托单位: University of Ottawa
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Discovery Grants Program - Individual
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2017-01-01 至 2018-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=631998
• 关键词: predictive; approach; continental; distributions; species

Species are distributed very unevenly over the Earth. What determines the spatial distributions of species? Why are there more species in some places than in others? Why do ranges sizes vary? How do human activities affect the capacity of the environment to accommodate species? These are among the most fundamental questions about natural ecological systems. Their answers are crucial to predicting the effects of global climate change and habitat modification.

物种在地球上的分布非常不均匀。是什么决定了物种的空间分布？为什么有些地方的物种比其他地方多？为什么范围大小不同？人类活动如何影响环境容纳物种的能力？这些都是关于自然生态系统的最基本的问题。他们的答案对于预测全球气候变化和栖息地改变的影响至关重要。