Conservation planning of the genus Rhododendron in Northeast China based on current and future suitable habitat distributions

Lu, Yupeng; Liu, Huanchu; Chen, Wei; Huang, Yanqing; Zhang, Yue; He, Xingyuan

doi:10.1007/s10531-020-02110-6

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“…On the contrary, their suitable habitat area will increase in the future. This prediction is consistent with the results of Yu et al (2019) [12] and Lu et al (2021) [13], in which the narrow-ranging species may experience range expansion under climate change. It is possible that the species occupying a warm climatological niche will benefit from climate change [41].…”

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“…The niche theory suggests that the species with a limited distribution range size often has a narrow niche breadth and low tolerance and adaptability to changeable environments [39]. The species with a wide distribution range tend to have a broad niche breadth, which allows them to adapt to climate change [13]. In the present study, the geographical ranges of R. protistum and R. sinogrande were locally distributed.…”

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confidence: 56%

“…However, with the ever-increasing impact of human activities and global climate change, the survival of Rhododendron resources in China is facing a serious threat [10]. In addition, as the major component of alpine and sub-alpine vegetation, the Rhododendron species have been demonstrated to be sensitive to climate change [11][12][13]. Yu et al (2019) [12] applied the presence-only ecological niche model MaxEnt and predicted the distribution of 10 narrow-ranging and 10 wide-ranging Rhododendron species.…”

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“…The authors discovered the negative effect of climatic and land use changes on the distribution of species. Lu et al (2021) [13] assessed the effect of protected areas and tourist attractions on the current and future suitable habitat distributions of seven species of the genus Rhododendron in Northeast China and provided conservation suggestions.…”

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“…Species distribution models (SDMs), as an effective tool in predicting species' suitable habitats under climate change, play important roles in studying the processes of species' ecological evolution and in conservation planning [13,14]. On the basis of species occurrence data and environmental variables, SDMs can predict the potential distribution of species at different spatial and temporal scales, especially under scenarios of global climate change [15].…”

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Interspecific Variance of Suitable Habitat Changes for Four Alpine Rhododendron Species under Climate Change: Implications for Their Reintroductions

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Rapid temperature changes in mountain ecosystems pose a great threat to alpine plant species and communities. Rhododendron species, as the major component of alpine and sub-alpine vegetation, have been demonstrated to be sensitive to climate changes. Therefore, understanding how alpine Rhododendron species spread to new habitats and how their geographical distribution range shifts is crucial for predicting their response to global climate change and for facilitating species conservation and reintroduction. In this study, we applied MaxEnt modeling and integrated climate, topography, and soil variables in three periods under three climate change scenarios to predict the suitable habitat for four Rhododendron species in China. We measured the potential distribution change in each species using the change ratio and the direction of centroid shifts. The predicted results showed that (1) the threatened species R. protistum would have a maximum decrease of 85.84% in its distribution range in the 2070s under RCP 8.5, and R. rex subsp. rex as a threatened species would experience a distribution range expansion (6.62–43.10%) under all of the three climate change scenarios in the 2070s. (2) R. praestans would experience a reduction in its distribution range (7.82–28.34%) under all of the three climate change scenarios in the 2070s. (3) The four Rhododendron species would be moved to high latitudes in the north-westward direction as a whole in the future, especially the two threatened species R. protistum and R. rex subsp. rex. (4) Aside from climate variables, soil factors also exert an important influence on the distribution of Rhododendron species. This study revealed the species-specific response of Rhododendron species to climate change. The results can not only provide novel insights into conservation strategies of Rhododendron species, but also propose a valuable method for the habitat selection during the reintroduction of endangered species.

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