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Area of Science:

  • Ecology
  • Climate Change Biology
  • Conservation Biology

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  • Species survival depends on adapting to climate change, but dispersal is often overlooked in range shift predictions.
  • Long-distance dispersal (LDD) is crucial for rapid range shifts and tracking suitable habitats.
  • Aquatic plants dispersed by migratory birds possess significant long-distance dispersal potential.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the role of bird-mediated long-distance dispersal (LDD) in enabling aquatic plant species to track climate change.
  • To model range shifts of three aquatic plant species under various dispersal scenarios in response to climate change projections.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized dispersal data from three aquatic plant species.
  • Modeled species range shifts using four dispersal scenarios: no dispersal, unlimited dispersal, LDD < 100 km, and bird-mediated LDD.
  • Compared colonization rates with habitat loss rates under climate change projections.

Main Results:

  • Bird-mediated dispersal allows colonization rates (3.2–31.5 km·year⁻¹) sufficient to counteract habitat loss.
  • Colonization rates significantly exceed the rate of global warming (0.42 km·year⁻¹).
  • Aquatic plant species demonstrate potential to adjust their ranges under severe climate change scenarios.

Conclusions:

  • Dispersal capacity, particularly LDD via migratory birds, is critical for species to keep pace with rapid climate change.
  • The findings suggest that certain aquatic plant species may successfully adapt their ranges.
  • Further research on species' dispersal potential is vital for predicting climate change resilience.