Dynamic changes in the suitable areas for the pinewood nematode in the Sichuan-Chongqing Region of China.

ABSTRACT: The pine wood nematode (PWN), one of the largest alien forestry pests in China, has caused numerous deaths of conifer forests in Europe and Asia, and is spreading to other suitable areas worldwide. Information on the spatial distribution of the PWN can provide important information for the management of this species. Here, the current and future geographical distributions of PWN were simulated in the Sichuan-Chongqing region of China in detail based on the MaxEnt model. The results indicated excellent prediction performance, with an area under curve score of more than 0.9. The key factors selected were the altitude, maximum temperature of the warmest month, annual precipitation, precipitation of the wettest quarter, and minimum temperature of the coldest month, with thresholds of < 400 m,

SUBMITTER: Li H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10586667 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature