Past, present and future in the geographical distribution of Mexican Tepezmaite cycads: Genus Ceratozamia.

ABSTRACT: Ceratozamia morettii, C. brevifrons, and C. tenuis are cycads considered endangered in montane forests in the center of Veracruz state. However, the amount of theoretical and empirical information available on the historical distribution of these species and how they could be affected in the future by the effects of climate change still needs to be increased. Our objective was to generate information on the spatial distribution of the species since the last glacial maximum, present, and future. To map the spatial distribution of species, we created a potential distribution model for each species. The spatial data used for the models included 19 bioclimatic data variables in the present, at the last glacial maximum using two models (CCSM4 and MIROC), and in the future (2080) using two model

SUBMITTER: Gomez-Diaz JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10852229 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature