Climate Induced Shifts in the Nichesimilarity of Two Related Spadefoot Toads (Genus Pelobates)
Climate induced shifts in the nichesimilarity of two related spadefoot toads (genus Pelobates)
Organisms Diversity & Evolution
Ruben Iosif, Monica Papeş, Ciprian Samoilă, Dan Cogălniceanu*
*corresponding author, e-mail adress: , mobile phone: +40 741 133 695, postal address: Ovidius University Constanţa, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, 1 Aleea Univesitatii, Building B, Room P43, Constanţa 900470, Romania
Table 1.Publications used to compile distribution of Pelobates syriacus as well as number of records per country and their georeferencing uncertainty. *Species range is defined as a minimum convex polygon plus an arbitrary selected buffer ring of 50 km.
No. / Country / Percent of the country occupied by species range* / Raw records / Filtered records / Georeferencing uncertainty (km) / Source1 / Armenia / 100 / 20 / 11 / 2 / Kuzmin (2012)
3 / Bulgaria / 100 / 56 / 46 / 10 / Ugurtas et al. (2002), Cogălniceanu et al. (2008), Džukić et al. (2008)
4 / Georgia / 100 / 39 / 39 / 2 / Tarkhnishvili et al. (2009), Kuzmin (2012), Sofianidou (2012)
5 / Greece / 93.1 / 13 / 13 / 10 / Džukić et al. (2008), European Environmental Agency (2008), Sofianidou (2012)s
6 / Iran / 9.1 / 1 / 1 / 10 / GBIF
7 / Israel / 98.9 / 94 / 34 / 1 / GBIF, Munwes et al. (2011)
8 / Jordan / 100 / 3 / 3 / 10 / Sofianidou (2012)
9 / Macedonia / 100 / 40 / 28 / 10 / Ugurtas et al. (2002), Sidorovska et al. (2002), Džukić et al. (2008)
10 / Romania / 43.7 / 52 / 27 / 5 / Cogălniceanu et al. (2013)
11 / Russia / 0.3 / 6 / 6 / 2 / Kuzmin (2012)
12 / Serbia and Montenegro / 56.1 / 35 / 15 / 10 / Rot-Nikevic et al. (2001), Ugurtas et al. (2002), Sidorovska et al. (2002), Džukić et al. (2008)
13 / Turkey / 100 / 35 / 28 / 10 / Ugurtas (2001), Ugurtas et al. (2002), Džukić et al. (2008), YildirmhanBursey (2010)
Table 2.Publications used to compile distribution of Pelobates fuscus as well as number of records per country and their georeferencing uncertainty. *Species range is defined as a minimum convex polygon plus an arbitrary selected buffer ring of 50 km.
No. / Country / Percent of the country occupied by species range* / Raw records / Filtered records / Georeferencing uncertainty (km) / Source1 / Austria / 100 / 681 / 46 / 1 - 2 /
2 / Byelarus / 100 / 4 / 4 / 1 - 10 / Borkin et al. (2003), Drobenkov et al. (2005), Kuzmin (2012)
3 / Belgium / 92.3 / 22 / 12 / 1 / PercsyPercsy (2007), GBIF (colecția RBINS)
4 / Bosnia Herzegovina / 100 / 2 / 2 / 5 / Džukić et al. (2008)
5 / Bulgaria / 77.8 / 26 / 18 / 10 / Džukić et al. (2008)
6 / Czech Republic / 100 / 233 / 233 / 10 / Nature Conservation Agency of the Czech Republic (2013), Šandera (2013)
7 / Croatia / 100 / 17 / 16 / 10 / Džukić et al. (2008)
8 / Denmark / 98.3 / 73 / 73 / 5 / Kåre (1993)
9 / Estonia / 100 / 46 / 23 / 10 / MTÜ Põhjakonn (2013), Kuzmin (2012)
10 / France / 28.1 / 11 / 9 / 1 / GBIF (Inventaire National du Patrimoine Naturel)
11 / Germany / 100 / 1217 / 181 / 10 / NABU - Naturschutzbund Deutschland (2012)
12 / Italy / 55.2 / 66 / 66 / 10 / Sindaco et al. (2006)
13 / Kazakhstan / 7.8 / 2 / 2 / 1 / Borkin et al. (2003), Kuzmin (2012)
14 / Latvia / 100 / 1 / 1 / 2 / Borkin et al. (2003), Kuzmin (2012)
15 / Moldova / 100 / 3 / 3 / 2 / Borkin et al. (2003), Kuzmin (2012)
16 / Netherlands / 100 / 32 / 21 / 10 / Crombaghs et al. (2009)
17 / Poland / 100 / 751 / 153 / 10 / GłowacińskiRafiński (2003)
18 / Romania / 100 / 388 / 124 / 5 / Cogălniceanu et al. (2013), Székely (2013, comunicarepersonală)
19 / Russia / 8.8 / 69 / 69 / 2 / Borkin et al. (2003), Kuzmin (2012)
20 / Serbia and Montenegro / 100 / 142 / 43 / 10 / Džukić et al. (2008), Sidorovska et al. (2002), Rot-Nikevic et al. (2001)
21 / Slovenia / 100 / 11 / 9 / 10 / Džukić et al. (2008), Vogrin (1997), Vogrin (1999)
22 / Slovakia / 100 / 6 / 6 / 10 / Baruš et al. (1992)
23 / Sweden / 15.4 / 874 / 30 / 1 / ArtDatabanken (2013)
24 / Ukraine / 100 / 14 / 12 / 1 / Borkin et al. (2003), Kuzmin (2012)
25 / Hungary / 100 / 281 / 44 / 10 / SchäfferPurger (2005), MME - Birdlife Hungary (2013)
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