Predicting the Potential Distribution of Polygala tenuifolia Willd. under Climate Change in China.

ABSTRACT: Global warming has created opportunities and challenges for the survival and development of species. Determining how climate change may impact multiple ecosystem levels and lead to various species adaptations is necessary for both biodiversity conservation and sustainable biological resource utilization. In this study, we employed Maxent to predict changes in the habitat range and altitude of Polygala tenuifolia Willd. under current and future climate scenarios in China. Four representative concentration pathways (RCP2.6, RCP4.5, RCP6.0, and RCP8.5) were modeled for two time periods (2050 and 2070). The model inputs included 732 presence points and nine sets of environmental variables under the current conditions and the four RCPs in 2050 and 2070. The area under the receiver-operating cha

SUBMITTER: Jiang H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5035090 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature