Evaluating niche changes during invasion with seasonal models in Capsella bursa-pastoris.

ABSTRACT:

Premise

Researchers often use ecological niche models to predict where species might establish and persist under future or novel climate conditions. However, these predictive methods assume species have stable niches across time and space. Furthermore, ignoring the time of occurrence data can obscure important information about species reproduction and ultimately fitness. Here, we assess compare ecological niche models generated from full-year averages to seasonal models.

Methods

In this study, we generate full-year and monthly ecological niche models for Capsella bursa-pastoris in Europe and North America to see if we can detect changes in the seasonal niche of the species after long-distance dispersal.

Results

We find full-year ecological niche models have low trans

SUBMITTER: Wilson Brown MK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10088061 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature