Environmental drivers and future distribution of invasive alien plant species in the Gaoligong Mountains, southwestern China.

ABSTRACT: Invasive alien plant species (IAPS) pose severe threats to global biodiversity conservation. Effective management of IAPS requires mapping their distribution and identifying the environmental factors that drive their spread. The Gaoligong Mountains, a renowned biodiversity hotspot in southwestern China, currently face the dual challenges of IAPS invasion and climate change. However, we know little about the distribution patterns, key environmental drivers, and sensitivity of IAPS to future climate change in this region. In this study, we mapped IAPS richness distribution and identified invasion hotspots throughout the Gaoligong Mountains. In addition, we assessed the relative importance of environmental variables in shaping the spatial distribution of IAPS richness and projected potential

SUBMITTER: Xiao Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12496535 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature