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Climatic envelopes of the genus Lacerta Linnaeus, 1758 in Türkiye: an application of ecological niche modeling

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Six species belonging to the genus Lacerta live in Türkiye. In this study, both present and future potential distribution maps were created based on occurrence data and climatic variables for these six species. Two scenarios for future projections (shared socioeconomic pathways, SSPs,: 245 and 585) and two timeframes (2041–2060 and 2081–2100) were used. The present and future potential distributions of these species were compared. As a result, it was predicted that the distribution ranges in the six species will expand in the future, and this expansion has revealed new environments.

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  1. Department of Biology, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University, 53100, Rize, Türkiye

    Serkan Gül

  2. Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Dokuz Eylül University, Buca, İzmir, 35390, Türkiye

    Yusuf Kumlutaş, Çetin Ilgaz & Kamil Candan

  3. Fauna and Flora Research and Application Center, Dokuz Eylül University, Buca, İzmir, 35390, Türkiye

    Yusuf Kumlutaş, Çetin Ilgaz & Kamil Candan

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Gül, S., Kumlutaş, Y., Ilgaz, Ç. et al. Climatic envelopes of the genus Lacerta Linnaeus, 1758 in Türkiye: an application of ecological niche modeling. Environ Sci Pollut Res 30, 56382–56397 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-26351-4

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