Climate change in Europe between 90 and 50 kyr BP and Neanderthal territorial habitability

Period 5 (51–50 kyr BP). In this last period, there was a general decrease in probability niches, particularly in the Iberian and Balkan region, but an important and constant presence in Central Europe (Fig 6). The percentage of niches suitable for Neanderthal occupation (Fig 13) decreases slightly if we consider P > 0.8 (only 3.1%), and stays stable (1.1%) for P > 0.9. Fig 9. Estimated probability (Maxent’s cloglog outputs) of suitable conditions greater than 0.8 (orange to red), for period: P1 (90 kyr– 83 kyr). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0308690.g009 Fig 10. Estimated probability (Maxent’s cloglog outputs) of suitable conditions greater than 0.8 (orange to red), for period P2 (83 kyr– 69 kyr). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0308690.g010 Fig 11. Estimated probability (Maxent’s cloglog outputs) of suitable conditions greater than 0.8 (orange to red), for period P3 (69 kyr– 64 kyr). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0308690.g011 PLOS ONE Neanderthal habitability PLOS ONE | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0308690 February 26, 2025 9 / 17