Impacts of physiological characteristics and human activities on the species distribution models of orchids taking the Hengduan Mountains as a case.

ABSTRACT: The biogeography research of orchids through species distribution models (SDMs), a vital tool in the biogeography field, is critical to understanding the fundamental geographic distribution patterns and identifying conservation priorities. The correspondence between species occurrence and environmental information is crucial to the model's performance. However, ecological preferences unique to different orchid species, such as their life forms, are often overlooked during the modeling process. This oversight can introduce bias and increase model uncertainty. Additionally, human activities, as an important potential predictor, have not been quantified in any orchid SDMs. Taking the Hengduan Mountains as an example, we preprocessed all orchid species' occurrences based on physiological chara

SUBMITTER: Wang XM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10542477 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature