Anthropogenic impacts on threatened species erode functional diversity in chelonians and crocodilians

R. C. Rodríguez-Caro; E. Graciá; S. P. Blomberg; H. Cayuela; M. Grace; C. P. Carmona; H. A. Pérez-Mendoza; A. Giménez; R. Salguero-Gómez

doi:10.1038/s41467-023-37089-5

Nature Communications (Mar 2023)

Anthropogenic impacts on threatened species erode functional diversity in chelonians and crocodilians

R. C. Rodríguez-Caro,
E. Graciá,
S. P. Blomberg,
H. Cayuela,
M. Grace,
C. P. Carmona,
H. A. Pérez-Mendoza,
A. Giménez,
R. Salguero-Gómez

Affiliations

R. C. Rodríguez-Caro: Department of Biology, University of Oxford
E. Graciá: Departamento de Biología Aplicada, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Elche
S. P. Blomberg: School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland
H. Cayuela: Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Evolutive, Université Lyon 1, CNRS, UMR 5558
M. Grace: Department of Biology, University of Oxford
C. P. Carmona: Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Tartu
H. A. Pérez-Mendoza: Facultad de Estudios Superiores Iztacala, Universidad Autónoma de México
A. Giménez: Departamento de Biología Aplicada, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Elche
R. Salguero-Gómez: Department of Biology, University of Oxford

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-37089-5
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 14, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Many species of reptiles are threatened with extinction. This analysis on 259 species of turtles, tortoises and crocodilians identifies anthropogenic threats that disproportionally affect species with certain life history strategies and others that affect all species similarly.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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