Comparison of Shifts of Potential Distributions in <i>Gleditsia</i> (Fabaceae) Between Eastern Asia and Eastern North America.

ABSTRACT: The mechanism underlying the uneven distribution of biodiversity has attracted considerable interest. In Eastern Asia (EAS) and Eastern North America (ENA), a more heterogeneous environment in the EAS is a key factor explaining the uneven distributed biodiversity. To test the hypothesis, shifts of potential distributions of Gleditsia (Fabaceae) from past to future were compared through ecological niche modeling (ENM). In the 58 environmental variables used for modeling, ENM, multivariate environmental similarity surfaces and most dissimilar variable analyses showed soil and temperature were the primary factors affecting the distributions. In the past, most species experienced contractions in the last glacial maximum (LGM) while expansions during the Middle Holecene. Distribution ran

SUBMITTER: Yan ZY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12664105 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature