Distribution Dynamics of Wide-Ranged and Narrow-Ranged Species From the Pliocene to the Future: Insights From Asian Endemic <i>Holcoglossum</i> (Orchidaceae).

ABSTRACT: Climate change is an important driver of the potential distribution changes of plants. However, the potential distribution changes of wide-ranged and narrow-ranged species in response to climate change were still controversial. An epiphytic orchid genus Holcoglossum is a key group to address this issue, with about 30% of species widely distributed in the Asian mainland, while the others are only narrowly distributed in special mountains. Combining with species' occurrences, the environmental variables, and Human Footprint data, we analyzed the key predictor variables and predicted the potential distributions and centroid shifts of four wide-ranged and four narrow-ranged Holcoglossum species from the Pliocene to the future using the maximum entropy (MaxEnt) model. Our results

SUBMITTER: Zhang PY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11994890 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature