Quantitative assessment of past variations in Sphagnum bog community structure using paleo-species distribution modeling.

ABSTRACT: A common approach to investigating species' niches is to examine relationships between spatial variation in environmental conditions and contemporary species occurrences, using species distribution models (SDM or niche models). The relationships between past species distributions and environmental variation over time are less commonly explored. One way to examine effects on species changes over time is to use paleo-datasets to parameterize niche models, where the use of temporal variation allows for making more direct links between past species and environmental conditions through records of past changes. We examined the impact of five environmental variables (temperature, incidence of external nutrient input, local [within bog] moisture, incidence of regionally dry periods, and fire activ

SUBMITTER: Ryberg EES 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11874255 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature