Ecology

After looking at the population size data, I see the trend that each year the population of the D. gliroides has decreased. The cause of the population decreasing in the area of the Andes in this region is because of the rising of temperatures in this area due to climate change. Based on the rising temperatures and decreasing populations, I predict that the monito del monte is nearer its more northernmost part of its range in this area. I base this prediction on the fact that if it was the southernmost in its range the population of the species would go up with the temperature since the optimal range for successful survival would be in warmer temperatures. The data, however, suggests that this species needs cooler temperatures and would then migrate to cooler temperatures. Therefore, this species with their optimal range in cooler temperatures would move closer to the poles, where there is cooler temperatures.