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Distribution changes of Ormosia microphylla under different climatic scenarios.

Pan Huang¹, Yaqin Xiao², Yurong Sun¹

¹College of Computer and Mathematics, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, 410004, China.

Scientific Reports

|January 21, 2025

Summary

Future climate warming may increase suitable habitats for Ormosia microphylla in China. This wild plant

Keywords:

Ormosia microphylla Climate change Environmental factors MaxEnt model Suitable area

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Area of Science:

Botany
Ecology
Conservation Biology

Background:

Ormosia microphylla is a prioritized wild plant in China.
Limited research exists on climate change impacts on its distribution.

Purpose of the Study:

To predict suitable areas for Ormosia microphylla under current and future climate change scenarios.
To inform conservation strategies and artificial cultivation of this species.

Main Methods:

Utilized distribution data of Ormosia microphylla.
Employed an optimized MaxEnt maximum entropy model with environmental data.
Predicted potential distribution under various future climate scenarios (2030s, 2050s, 2090s).

Main Results:

Suitable areas for Ormosia microphylla are predicted to increase with climate warming.
Medium and high suitability areas are projected to expand, while low suitability areas may decrease.
Potential suitable areas show a trend of migrating towards higher latitudes and altitudes.

Conclusions:

Climate change may favor increased habitat suitability for Ormosia microphylla.
Conservation efforts should consider northward and upward shifts in suitable habitats.
Findings support germplasm resource protection and cultivation technique development for Ormosia microphylla and similar rare plants.