Projecting potential distribution of Eucryptorrhynchus scrobiculatus Motschulsky and E. brandti (Harold) under historical climate and RCP 8.5 scenario.

ABSTRACT: Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle and its variant A. altissima var. Qiantouchun are notorious invasive weeds. Two weevils, Eucryptorrhynchus scrobiculatus (ESC) and E. brandti (EBR) are considered as candidates for biological control of A. altissima. The aim of this study was to model the potential distributions of ESC and EBR using CLIMEX 4.0. The projected potential distributions of ESC and EBR included almost all current distribution areas of A. altissima, except Southeast Asia. Under historical climate, potential distribution area of EBR is larger than that of ESC, 46.67 × 10⁶ km² and 35.65 × 10⁶ km², respectively. For both ESC and EBR, climate change expanded the northern boundary of potential distributions northward approximately 600 km b

SUBMITTER: Ji Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5567332 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature