The Diversity Distribution and Climatic Niche of Samara Species in China.

ABSTRACT: Studying the distribution of samara species is of ecological and economic significance. This information helps us with understanding species dispersal mechanisms, evaluating the risk of invasive species, and the management of ecological forests. However, limited research has explored, on a large scale, the geographic distribution of samara species and their influential abiotic factors. Here, we use the distribution data of 835 vascular samara species and growth form data to explore their geographic patterns in China and the environmental determinants. We divided China into 984 grid cells and examined the relationship between the proportion of samara species and climate variables using both ordinary and spatial linear regressions for each grid cell. Total samara species richness is higher i

SUBMITTER: Du Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9249021 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature