Does Climate Change Pose a Threat to the Guild Mimicry System of Australian Orchids?

ABSTRACT: Global warming is one of the biggest threats to global biodiversity causing not only changes in the patterns of precipitation and temperature but also disturbing ecological interactions. The aim of our study was to forecast the effect of climate change on the distribution of food-deceptive orchid species whose pollination strategy relies on a strict association with pollinators and co-occurring rewarding Faboideae plants. We used the ecological niche modeling approach to evaluate future overlap of the suitable niches of studied orchid species with the predicted distribution of their ecological partners. Models were made based on two different global circulation models (FIO, CNRM). CNRM projections predict expansion of orchids' geographical range. In contrast, FIO prediction is less optimis

SUBMITTER: Kolanowska M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11628745 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature