Potential reduction of Hartweg´s Pine (Pinus hartwegii Lindl.) geographic distribution.

ABSTRACT: Geographical distribution of forest species is closely regulated by environmental conditions, particularly temperature and precipitation. Climate change predicted by general circulation models is expected to modify the distribution of many species' distribution, especially those adapted to extreme environmental conditions, leading to large-scale migrations or local extinctions. The aim of this research was to determine the potential impact of climatic change on Pinus hartwegii geographic distribution and the niche breadth of its populations. Ecological niche models were used by generated with four different algorithms based on 19 bioclimatic variables in addition to altitude. Climatic niche breadth was delimited by the dispersion of species occurrence records within the intervals of the bi

SUBMITTER: Alfaro-Ramirez FU 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7028273 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature