Chicago Predicted Territory of Muntiacus vuquangensis in the Annamite Ecoregion Under Forecasted Environmental Conditions to Establish the Threat of Climate Change on Endangered Cervid Endemics

Overview

State University) Anthropogenic climate change has created immense alterations to atmospheric and environmental conditions, with global-scale ramifications. Existing research addresses the issue of altering ecosystems and consequences such as biodiversity loss and food shor tages by investigating novel solutions to mitigate further impacts. Few experiments investigate the impacts of climate change on food scarcity for specific species of animals. This gap limits the broader conservation applications of such research in biodiv ersity hotspots such as the Annamite mountains region, which extends across habitats in Cambodia, the People’s Democratic Republic of Laos (Laos PDR) and Vietnam. In this experiment the total viable territory of Muntiacus vuquangensis (M. vuquangensis), or the large-antlered muntjac (LAM), within protected areas in the Annamite ecoregion (AE) was calculated by projecting availability of its habitat for the years 2030, 2050, and 2100 based on the survival of its predicted diet plants to establish the im pact of rising temperatures on this species. It was discovered that by 2100, there would be 0 km2 of viable LAM habitat compared to ~ 3779.88455332 km 2 of target areas ≤ 1250 masl. To increase the validity of these findings, further research involving more real-world conditions is needed.

Competition history

• JSHS 2025 Category not listed

Resources

• National JSHS abstract book ↗

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