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OECOLOGIA
卷 193, 期 4, 页码 889-901出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-020-04731-8
关键词
Elasticity; Elevation; Integral projection model; Plethodon; Population growth
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资金
- Graduate Research Fellowship at the University of Alabama
- E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Fellowship
- Smithsonian Institution Graduate Research Fellowship
- Herpetologists' League E. E. Williams Research Grant
- National Museum of Natural History
Amphibian life history traits are affected by temperature and precipitation. Yet, connecting these relationships to population growth, especially for multiple populations within a species, is lacking and precludes our understanding of amphibian population dynamics and distributions. Therefore, we constructed integral projection models for five populations along an elevational gradient to determine how climate and season affect population growth of a terrestrial salamanderPlethodon montanusand the importance of demographic vital rates to population growth under varying climate scenarios. We found that population growth was typically higher at the highest elevation compared to the lower elevations, whereas varying inactive season conditions, represented by the late fall, winter and early spring, produced a greater variation in population growth than varying active season conditions (late spring, summer, and early fall). Furthermore, survival and growth were consistently more important, as measured by elasticity, compared to fecundity, and large females had the greatest elasticity compared to all other body sizes. Our results suggest that changing inactive season conditions, especially those that would affect the survival of large individuals, may have the greatest impact on population growth. We recommend future experimental studies focus on the inactive season to better elucidate the mechanisms by which these conditions can affect survival.
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