Potential Distribution of Invasive Boxwood Blight Pathogen (<i>Calonectria</i><i>pseudonaviculata</i>) as Predicted by Process-Based and Correlative Models.

ABSTRACT: Boxwood blight caused by Cps is an emerging disease that has had devastating impacts on Buxus spp. in the horticultural sector, landscapes, and native ecosystems. In this study, we produced a process-based climatic suitability model in the CLIMEX program and combined outputs of four different correlative modeling algorithms to generate an ensemble correlative model. All models were fit and validated using a presence record dataset comprised of Cps detections across its entire known invaded range. Evaluations of model performance provided validation of good model fit for all models. A consensus map of CLIMEX and ensemble correlative model predictions indicated that not-yet-invaded areas in eastern and southern Europe and in the southeastern, midwestern, and Pacific coas

SUBMITTER: Barker BS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9220671 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature