Predicting the Potential Distribution of Rare and Endangered Emmenopterys henryi in China Under Climate Change.

ABSTRACT: Climate change has a pivotal impact on the potential distribution of endangered and relic tree species. Probably due to unrepresentative sampling and single algorithm, at present, there are different views on the potential range of the endangered tree Emmenopterys henryi, endemic to China. Here, we first collated 612 occurrence records and 22 environmental variables including climate, topography, and soil. Combined the Biomod2 with MaxEnt, we then predicted its past, current, and future potential suitable area in China, and determined the key factors influencing its distribution. The ensemble model results showed that the main environmental variables affecting this species were the minimum temperature of the coldest month (BIO6), precipitation of warmest quarter (BIO18), and tempera

SUBMITTER: Cai H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11471803 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature