MaxEnt model-based prediction of potential distributions of Parnassiawightiana (Celastraceae) in China.

ABSTRACT: The maximum entropy (MaxEnt) model for predicting the potential suitable habitat of species has been commonly employed in many ecological and biological applications by using presence-only occurrence records along with associated environmental factors. Parnassiawightiana, a perennial herb, is a cold-adapted plant distributed across three diversity hotspots in China, including the Hengduan Range, Central China and the Lingnan region. The MaxEnt model was used to simulate the historic, current and future distribution trends of P.wightiana, as well as to analyse its distribution pattern in each historical period and explore the causes of species distribution changes. The results of our analysis indicated that annual precipitation, annual temperature range and mean temperature of

SUBMITTER: Dai X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8942960 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature