Ecological Niche Shifts Affect the Potential Invasive Risk of Rapistrum rugosum (L.) All. in China.

ABSTRACT: Ecological niche is a key concept that links species distributions. Ecological niche shifts are expected to affect the potential invasive risk of alien species. Rapistrum rugosum is an invasive agricultural weed in many countries. Wild populations of R. rugosum have been recorded in China, representing a great threat to the regional crops. Based on distribution records from different regions and relevant environmental variables, the present study predicted the potential distribution and estimated the invasive risk of R. rugosum in China. Ecological niche shifts strongly affected the potential invasive risk of R. rugosum in China. The two most important variables were annual temperature range (Bio7) and mean temperature of the coldest quarter (Bio11). The total s

SUBMITTER: Xian X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9051486 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature