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 The rapid impacts of climate change and anthropogenic variables on biodiversity and population dynamics underscore the necessity for more advanced tools capable of resolving the complexities of ecosystems under perturbation. Biologists utilize phylogeographic approaches to closely examine the interplay between the genetic structures of study populations and their geographic distributions, considering both current and historical geoclimatic contexts.
 
-This software package, aPhyloGeo, is dedicated to advancing state-of-the-art bioinformatics tools specifically designed for detailed phylogeographic analysis. Given the urgency of the current climate crisis and the anticipated future challenges, there is a pressing need to develop tools that not only meet but also exceed bioinformatics software development standards. These tools will be crafted to enable accurate characterization of genetic diversity and phenotypic traits in strict accordance with environmental conditions, thus empowering researchers to address critical questions in the field, such as:
+This software package, aPhyloGeo, is dedicated to advancing state-of-the-art bioinformatics tools specifically designed for detailed phylogeographic analysis (i.e., Genetic dataset and climatic dataset).
+Given the urgency of the current climate crisis and the anticipated future challenges, there is a pressing need to develop tools that not only meet but also exceed bioinformatics software development standards. These tools will be crafted to enable accurate characterization of genetic diversity and phenotypic traits in strict accordance with environmental conditions, thus empowering researchers to address critical questions in the field, such as:
 - How have past climatic fluctuations shaped the current patterns of genetic diversity and geographic distribution within species?
 - How will species distribution evolve under different future climate scenarios? Is it possible to identify potential refuges where species could persist?
 - Which populations are most vulnerable to climate-related extinction based on their genetic diversity and adaptive potential?