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Mr Luke Sutton1,2,3, Mr Sunil Kini3, Mr Raviraj Shah3, Dr Giovanni Leonardi3 1University Of Plymouth, Plymouth, United Kingdom, 2The Peregrine Fund, Boise, USA, 3Hierofalcon Research Group, Catania, Italy Abstract: In a rapidly changing environment, defining current and predicting future distributions, can help define priority areas for research on rare and threatened taxa. The Laggar Falcon…

Mr Henrique Bravo1, Dr Juan Diego Gaitán-Espitia1 1The University Of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong The strong synergy between rapid human population growth and urban environments is leading to major ecosystem changes and increased species extinction risk. Although cities are a perfect example of habitat change, homogenisation, fragmentation and novel niches for invasive species,…

Mr Naitik Patel1, Dr Abhijit  Das1 1Wildlife Institute Of India, Dehradun, India Abstract: Himalayan Pit Viper (Gloydius himalayanus) is highest-elevation dwelling snake species in the world. Being physiologically constrained by temperature and humidity coupled with limited vagility makes this snake more vulnerable to climate change. The geological history, species composition and diversity at a latitudinal…

Ms Katherine Orrick1 1Yale Univeristy – Forestry And Environmental Studies, New Haven, United States, 2Round River Conservation Studies, Salk Lake City, United States Abstract: Ecological concepts help link theory to conservation practice. By applying theories of species interactions to fieldwork, one can grasp a much greater understanding and inner-workings of an ecological system. Recent bodies…

Dr Michael Oellerman1, Dr Samantha Twiname1, Dr Quinn Fitzgibbon1, Prof Gretta Pecl1 1IMAS, University Of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia Abstract: Ongoing anthropogenic warming triggers numerous species to shift their natural ranges, tracking preferred temperatures to sustain fitness und ultimately survival. Animals may also track optimal temperature by vertical migrations or selection of habitat spaces that offer…

Dr Natalie Briscoe1, Dr Gurutzeta Guillera-Arroita1, Prof Jane Elith1, A/Prof Roberto Salguero-Gómez2 1The University Of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia, 2Oxford University, Oxford, United Kingdom Species distribution models are widely used to forecast species responses to climate change and inform conservation decisions. Most commonly, these models are based on correlations between species occurrence data and environmental predictors,…

Miss Klára Pyšková1,2, Prof Petr Pyšek2,1 1Department of Ecology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, 2The Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Botany, Department of Invasion Ecology, Průhonice, Czech Republic Abstract: Ongoing global change is bringing about shifts in species distributions that include both the spread of populations of invading species and range…

PhD(c) Tania González1, Dr Dolors Armenteras1 1Grupo de Investigación en Ecología del Paisaje y Modelación de Ecosistemas-ECOLMOD. Departamento de Biología, Universidad Nacional de Colombia., Bogotá, Colombia Abstract: Currently, human activities have a highly negative impact over biodiversity, contributing to the extinction of species populations, due to its effects over migration, movement, and other important ecological…

Ms Eleanor  Stalenberg1, Professor Joerg Ganzhorn3, Professor Andrew Krockenberger2, Professor William Foley1 1Research School of Biology, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia, 2Division of Research and Innovation, James Cook University , Cairns, Australia, 3Animal Ecology and Conservation, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany Abstract: Understanding the impacts of environmental change on wildlife will require an integrated approach…