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Biodiversity Conservation
Yunlin He, Jiangming Ma, Guangsheng Chen
Summary: This study uses the MaxEnt model to simulate the potential distribution of Pinus massoniana in China and predicts its distribution under different climate change scenarios. The findings show that the current potential distribution of P. massoniana is mainly concentrated in southern China, with a total area of 25.24 x 105 km2, and the distribution range is expected to increase in the future. This study provides valuable scientific insights for the management, conservation, and rational site selection of P. massoniana.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2023)
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Environmental Sciences
Yuyang Xian, Yongquan Lu, Guilin Liu
Summary: Global climate change caused by fossil energy consumption threatens the habitat of pangolins. MaxEnt modeling reveals that temperature, precipitation, geomorphology, and vegetation coverage affect the habitats of different pangolin species. Human activities pose a threat to pangolin habitats, but labor transfer in southern China mitigates the negative impact in rural areas. Illegal pangolin trade is a significant threat, and future scenarios show changes in habitat for different pangolin species.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
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Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Wei Guo, Zixuan Li, Tong Liu, Jiang Feng
Summary: The study assessed the habitat suitability and predicted future distribution changes of Myotis pilosus in China, the only known fishing bat in East Asia. It identified temperature and precipitation as important environmental factors affecting its distribution. The suitable habitat was mainly located in southwest and southeast China, with future expansion and shift to higher latitudes and altitudes. However, the area of suitable habitats for colonization will be reduced in the future. Potential future climate refugia were identified, suggesting priority protection and long-term monitoring. This study provides valuable information for the conservation of this vulnerable piscivorous bat species.
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Entomology
Wei Ji, Gary Gao, Jiufeng Wei
Summary: Grape phylloxera is a small, invasive, sap-sucking pest that is widely distributed in most viticulture regions around the world. The study used MaxEnt software to simulate the potential distribution ranges of the leaf-feeding population under current and future environmental conditions. The highly suitable ranges of Daktulosphaira vitifoliae focus on Europe, East and North China, Japan, the Eastern USA, Uruguay, and the Southeast of South America under current climatic conditions, with an obvious increase expected under future climate conditions.
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Biodiversity Conservation
Qianqian Ma, Xiangyi Li, Shixin Wu, Fanjiang Zeng
Summary: This study used the MaxEnt model to predict the potential habitat changes of Stipa purpurea in the Tibetan Plateau. The results showed that precipitation, elevation, and temperature were the key environmental factors influencing its distribution. The study also found that with further global warming, the potential habitat area of S. purpurea may increase, but continued warming could also limit its distribution range.
GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION
(2022)
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Entomology
Xinju Wei, Danping Xu, Quanwei Liu, Yuhan Wu, Zhihang Zhuo
Summary: The study used the MaxEnt model and ArcGIS to predict the potential distribution of the wood-boring pest Batocera horsfieldi. It found that temperature, precipitation, and altitude were the key environmental factors influencing its distribution. Under future climate scenarios, the suitable distribution areas are expected to expand and shift towards higher latitudes and altitudes.
JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY
(2023)
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Forestry
Mi-Li Liu, Hong-Yuan Sun, Xin Jiang, Tong Zhou, Qi-Jing Zhang, Ya-Ni Zhang, Jian-Ni Liu, Zhong-Hu Li
Summary: By analyzing the effects of environmental variables on plants, this study examined the changes in distribution of Acer cordatum as a result of climate oscillations. The study used the MaxEnt algorithm to predict the potential geographical distribution of A. cordatum in different time periods. The research findings provide important insights for the protection of A. cordatum.
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Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Hyun Woo Kim, Pradeep Adhikari, Min Ho Chang, Changwan Seo
Summary: Amphibian species in South Korea are predicted to face significant impacts from climate change, with wetland amphibians showing more resistance while forest-dwelling amphibians being the most vulnerable. Conservation strategies are urgently needed to protect these species as suitable habitats decline in the future.
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Ecology
Yanlin Wang, Huanchu Liu, Shuai Yu, Yanqing Huang, Yue Zhang, Xingyuan He, Wei Chen
Summary: Adonis amurensis is an early spring plant in northeastern China that has great ornamental value. Understanding its potential habitat and critical environmental factors for its distribution is crucial for its application. Climate change scenarios were used to predict the suitable habitat of A. amurensis, which mainly distributed along the Changbai Mountains.
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Forestry
Ge Yan, Guangfu Zhang
Summary: Climate change poses a serious threat to the endangered tree Parrotia subaequalis in China. The actual distribution area of this tree is smaller than the projected suitable range and mainly concentrated in eastern China. Different populations of this tree respond differently to future climate change, with the population in the Dabie Mountain Area showing insignificant changes, while the population in the Tianmu Mountain Area slightly increases and migrates northeast. The habitats of both populations become more fragmented in all future climate scenarios.
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Forestry
Wei Xu, Jingwei Jin, Jimin Cheng
Summary: The study simulated the potential distribution of economic forest trees, Malus pumila and Prunus armeniaca, in the Loess Plateau under current and future climate scenarios. It was found that bioclimatic, topographic, and soil variables played a significant role in defining the distribution of these trees. In the future, the suitable habitats for Malus pumila are expected to decrease, while those for Prunus armeniaca are predicted to increase due to climate change.
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Environmental Sciences
Amin Wen, Tonghua Wu, Xiaofan Zhu, Ren Li, Xiaodong Wu, Jie Chen, Yongping Qiao, Jie Ni, Wensi Ma, Xiangfei Li, Chenpeng Shang
Summary: Bryophytes play important roles in high altitude-latitude ecosystem and their reactions to environmental change need further investigation. This study utilized a Maxent model to predict the potential impact of climate change on the distribution of Bryophytes on the QTP and examined the key environmental factors affecting their habitat distribution.
ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH SCIENCES
(2022)
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Forestry
Bashir B. Tiamiyu, Boniface K. Ngarega, Xu Zhang, Huajie Zhang, Tianhui Kuang, Gui-Yun Huang, Tao Deng, Hengchang Wang
Summary: Understanding how species like Garuga forrestii have adapted to past climates provides insights into present distribution and future responses to climate change. Factors such as temperature seasonality, elevation, and precipitation of the wettest month significantly influence the species distribution, with potential threats under high-emissions scenarios in the future.
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Entomology
Haoxiang Zhao, Xiaoqing Xian, Zihua Zhao, Guifen Zhang, Wanxue Liu, Fanghao Wan
Summary: This study predicts the potential geographical distributions of Helicoverpa zea in China using a calibrated MaxEnt model and finds that China is an important distribution area for the pest under current climate conditions. Future climate changes will facilitate its expansion in the country. Customs ports need to strengthen monitoring and quarantine measures for host plants and containers harboring this pest.
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Ecology
Yi Chi, G. Geoff Wang, Mengxun Zhu, Peng Jin, Yue Hu, Pengzhou Shu, Zhongxu Wang, Aifei Fan, Penghong Qian, Yini Han, Songheng Jin
Summary: By simulating the potential suitable habitat and distribution changes of Pinus massoniana under current and future climate scenarios, the study found that future climate change will lead to the expansion of suitable habitat for P. massoniana towards the north. This study provides a critical empirical reference for the conservation and planting practices of P. massoniana in the future.
FRONTIERS IN FORESTS AND GLOBAL CHANGE
(2023)
