scholarly journals New Records of the Eastern Red Bat, Lasiurus borealis, from Cypress Hills Provincial Park, Saskatchewan: A Response to Climate Change?

2003 ◽  
Vol 117 (4) ◽  
pp. 651 ◽  
Author(s):  
Craig K. R. Willis ◽  
R. Mark Brigham
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
New Records ◽  
Warming Trend ◽  
Range Extension ◽  
Lasiurus Borealis ◽  
Eastern Red Bat ◽  
Provincial Park

During the summer of 2001 we captured two Eastern Red Bats (Lasiurus borealis) in Cypress Hills Provincial Park, Saskatchewan. A possible explanation for this range extension is a warming trend since 1965 documented for the area.

Changes in the Amplitude of the Temperature Annual Cycle in China and Their Implication for Climate Change Research

2011 ◽  
Vol 24 (20) ◽  
pp. 5292-5302 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheng Qian ◽  
Congbin Fu ◽  
Zhaohua Wu
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Annual Cycle ◽  
Linear Trend ◽  
Surface Air Temperature ◽  
Mean Amplitude ◽  
Warming Trend ◽  
Ensemble Empirical Mode Decomposition ◽  
Surface Solar Radiation ◽  
Climate Change Research ◽  
Annual Cycles

Abstract Climate change is not only reflected in the changes in annual means of climate variables but also in the changes in their annual cycles (seasonality), especially in the regions outside the tropics. In this study, the ensemble empirical mode decomposition (EEMD) method is applied to investigate the nonlinear trend in the amplitude of the annual cycle (which contributes 96% of the total variance) of China’s daily mean surface air temperature for the period 1961–2007. The results show that the variation and change in the amplitude are significant, with a peak-to-peak annual amplitude variation of 13% (1.8°C) of its mean amplitude and a significant linear decrease in amplitude by 4.6% (0.63°C) for this period. Also identified is a multidecadal change in amplitude from significant decreasing (−1.7% decade−1 or −0.23°C decade−1) to significant increasing (2.2% decade−1 or 0.29°C decade−1) occurring around 1993 that overlaps the systematic linear trend. This multidecadal change can be mainly attributed to the change in surface solar radiation, from dimming to brightening, rather than to a warming trend or an enhanced greenhouse effect. The study further proposes that the combined effect of the global dimming–brightening transition and a gradual increase in greenhouse warming has led to a perceived warming trend that is much larger in winter than in summer and to a perceived accelerated warming in the annual mean since the early 1990s in China. It also notes that the deseasonalization method (considering either the conventional repetitive climatological annual cycle or the time-varying annual cycle) can also affect trend estimation.

scholarly journals New records and update on the geographic distribution of the Bonyeared Assfish, Acanthonus armatus Günther, 1878 (Ophidiidae, Neobythitinae), in the Caribbean region

Check List ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 767-772 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Polanco F. ◽  
Luisa F. Dueñas ◽  
Jorge Leon ◽  
Vladimir Puentes
Keyword(s):  
Geographic Distribution ◽  
Current Distribution ◽  
New Records ◽  
Range Extension ◽  
Caribbean Region ◽  
Continental Coast ◽  
Remote Operate Vehicle ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
First Time

Acanthonus armatus Günther, 1878 is reported for the first time in the southwestern Caribbean region, off Colombia. Remote Operate Vehicle videos and towed camera still photographs captured 13 images of A. armatus between 2215 and 2564 m. These are the first records of the species in the Caribbean continental coast of Colombia, representing a range extension to the southwestern Caribbean region, since previous records are from the northeastern Caribbean. Some photos of the specimens and the current distribution of the species in the Caribbean region are provided and reviewed.

scholarly journals New records of the snake Leptophis diplotropis (Günther, 1872) (Squamata: Colubridae) from Hidalgo State, México

Check List ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 1370 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Berriozabal-Islas ◽  
Aurelio Ramírez-Bautista ◽  
Luis M. Badillo Saldaña ◽  
Raciel Cruz-Elizalde
Keyword(s):  
New Records ◽  
The State ◽  
Range Extension ◽  
Sierra Madre Oriental ◽  
Sierra Madre ◽  
Northern Regions

We report three new records of the snake Leptophis diplotropis from the southeastern and northern regions of Hidalgo State, México. These records represent the first observations of this species in the state of Hidalgo, and represent a range extension of 122.7 km north from the nearest record in Tochimilco, Puebla, México. These new records of L. diplotropis represent the best knowledge of its distribution in the Sierra Madre Oriental.

scholarly journals New records and range extension of Black-goggled Tanager, Trichothraupis melanops (Vieillot, 1818) (Passeriformes, Thraupidae), in extreme southern Brazil

Check List ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-73
Author(s):  
Gustavo Crizel Gomes ◽  
Thales Castilhos de Freitas ◽  
Henrique Noguez da Cunha ◽  
Fernando Jacobs ◽  
Michele Spenst Wall
Keyword(s):  
New Records ◽  
Rio Grande ◽  
Geographic Range ◽  
Range Extension ◽  
Direct Visualization ◽  
Southern Brazil ◽  
Rio Grande Do Sul ◽  
Vocal Recognition ◽  
Resident Populations

We describe new records of Trichothraupis melanops in five municipalities of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The birds were detected in sporadic expeditions in the Serra do Sudeste and Campanha Gaúcha regions by direct visualization and vocal recognition. One of these records, next to the border with Uruguay, is the southernmost known location for the species in Brazil. This record expands the geographic range of the species in Brazil south by 170 km. We believe that these occurrences are seasonal displacements and do not represent a colonization front with resident populations.

scholarly journals Range extension for Lacantunia enigmatica Rodiles-Hernández, Hendrickson & Lundberg, 2005 (Siluriformes, Lacantuniidae) in the Usumacinta river basin, Guatemala

Check List ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 161-167 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yasmín Quintana ◽  
Christian Barrientos ◽  
Rocio Rodiles-Hernández
Keyword(s):  
Water Level ◽  
River Basin ◽  
New Records ◽  
Range Extension ◽  
Rio Negro ◽  
First Time

The Lacantun Catfish, Lacantunia enigmatica, is reported for the first time in the Usumacinta river basin in Guatemala. Two specimens were collected in the Usumacinta tributaries Río La Pasión and Río Negro, which are characterized by seasonally fast-flowing deep channels and high fluctuations in water-level. We present a map with new records, and a brief description, and images of the specimens collected.

Interspecific Aggression by a Rabid Eastern Red Bat (Lasiurus borealis)

2014 ◽  
Vol 50 (3) ◽  
pp. 694-695 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Blake Sasse ◽  
Susan Weinstein ◽  
David A. Saugey
Keyword(s):  
Interspecific Aggression ◽  
Lasiurus Borealis ◽  
Eastern Red Bat

Bats can reach 3626 m a.s.l. in Papua New Guinea: altitudinal range extensions for six rainforest bat species

Mammalia ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pita K. Amick ◽  
Katerina Sam ◽  
Gendio Drumo ◽  
Pagi S. Toko ◽  
Vojtech Novotny
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
Anthropogenic Disturbance ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Baseline Data ◽  
Range Extension ◽  
Altitudinal Distribution ◽  
Altitudinal Range ◽  
Mammal Diversity

Abstract Bats represent an important, but poorly known component of mammal diversity in Papua New Guinea (PNG). Our surveys in two altitudinal rainforest gradients recorded 43 bat species of which six (Dobsonia minor, D. praedatrix, Hipposideros calcaratus, H. maggietaylorae, Miniopterus australis, Miniopterus sp.) fell outside of their known altitudinal ranges. This enlargement could reflect the lack of past sampling, or a genuine range extension, potentially in response to climate change. Our study highlights the importance of baseline data on the altitudinal distribution of vertebrates, including bats, in PNG for the monitoring of their response to climate change and anthropogenic disturbance.

Climate Change Observations of Indigenous Communities in the Indian Himalaya

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 245-257
Author(s):  
Vikram S. Negi ◽  
Shinny Thakur ◽  
Rupesh Dhyani ◽  
Indra D. Bhatt ◽  
Ranbeer S. Rawal
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Climate Change Impacts ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Western Himalaya ◽  
Warming Trend ◽  
Indian Himalaya ◽  
Climate Anomalies ◽  
Change Perceptions ◽  
The Himalaya ◽  
Instrumental Temperature

AbstractMountains are important global sites for monitoring biological and socioecological responses to climate change, and the Himalaya has some of the world’s most rapid and visible signs of climate change. The increased frequency and severity of climate anomalies in the region are expected to significantly affect livelihoods of indigenous communities in the region. This study documents the perceptions of indigenous communities of climate change in the western Himalaya of India. The study highlights the power of knowledge and understanding available to indigenous people as they observe and respond to climate change impacts. We conducted a field-based study in 14 villages that represent diverse socioecological features along an altitudinal range of 1000–3800 m MSL in the western Himalaya. Among the sampled population, most of the respondents (>95%) agreed that climate is changing. However, people residing at low- and high-altitude villages differ significantly in their perception, with more people at high altitudes believing in an overall warming trend. Instrumental temperature and rainfall from nearby meteorological stations also supported the perception of local inhabitants. The climate change perceptions in the region were largely determined by sociodemographic variables such as age, gender, and income as well as altitude. A logistic regression, which exhibited significant association of sociodemographic characteristics with climate change perceptions, further supported these findings. The study concluded that the climate change observations of local communities can be usefully utilized to develop adaptation strategies and mitigation planning in the Himalayan region.

New records and range extension of the Portuguese dogfish Centroscymnus coelolepis in the south‐western Atlantic Ocean, with comments on its morphology

2020 ◽  
Vol 96 (3) ◽  
pp. 601-616
Author(s):  
Federico Mas ◽  
Rodrigo Forselledo ◽  
Andrés Domingo ◽  
Oscar Pin ◽  
Pablo Troncoso ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Ocean ◽  
New Records ◽  
Range Extension ◽  
The South ◽  
Western Atlantic ◽  
Western Atlantic Ocean
Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document