Relating Habitat Suitability and Survival Rates in a Phylogenetic Framework.

ABSTRACT: Species distribution models rely on species' observed geographic distributions, which reflect only subset of the true ecological niche. This inevitably leads to discrepancies between the predictions of habitat suitability (HS) and the actual ecological performance in novel environments beyond the trained range. We examined this limitation by comparing modelled HS with empirical survival rates (SRs) of three Acer species, A. davidii, A. palmatum, and A. pictum, cultivated in the UK botanic gardens. We hypothesise that ex-situ species with greater niche overlap with native UK/European species will show higher HS, which also correspond to species' SR relative to that of local species. This HS-SR alignment will then indicate the alignment of species' geographic rang

SUBMITTER: Kim EH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11872369 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature