Sam Stickley with plethodontid salamanders (IMAGE)
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College of ACES researchers, including Sam Stickley (pictured), found plethodontid salamanders may not decline due to climate change as much as originally predicted, based on older species distribution models. Re-running those models using microclimate data more relevant to the salamanders' habitat, the researchers found less decline and even some areas where the amphibians may gain habitat by 2050.
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Photos courtesy of Sam Stickley, University of Illinois College of ACES.
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