Mapping the priority conservation areas for three endangered Cupressaceae plants under climate change in China
The establishment of conservation areas is an important strategy for endangered species conservation. In this study, we investigated the distributions of suitable habitat areas for three level 1 endangered Cupressaceae plants (Metasequoia glyptostroboides, Glyptostrobus pensilis, and Thuja sutchuene...
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| description | The establishment of conservation areas is an important strategy for endangered species conservation. In this study, we investigated the distributions of suitable habitat areas for three level 1 endangered Cupressaceae plants (Metasequoia glyptostroboides, Glyptostrobus pensilis, and Thuja sutchuenensis) in China and used the Marxan model to delineate the priority conservation areas for each species. The results showed that M. glyptostroboides had the broadest suitable growing area under the current climate in China and is followed by G. pensilis, with an area of 91 × 104 km2, and T. sutchuenensis had the smallest suitable habitat areas at only 7 × 104 km2. Affected by climate change, the suitable ranges of these three Cupressaceae species moved largely northward at the middle and end of this century, with a latitudinal increase of 0.46–1.99°. T. sutchuenensis will face an extremely high extinction risk by the end of this century; 65.54% of its southern suitable habitat area will no longer be suitable for growth. Based on the effects of climate change, M. glyptostroboides priority conservation areas should be established in the Yangtze River Basin; G. pensilis priority conservation areas should be established in Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, and Jiangxi; and T. sutchuenensis protection districts should be established at the intersection of the northeastern part of Sichuan Province and the northern part of Chongqing. This study helps to clarify the impact of climate change on endangered species. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ab6a81b2c13047d98bff4335d3cec60d2025-01-07T04:14:33ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Plant Science1664-462X2025-01-011510.3389/fpls.2024.14954421495442Mapping the priority conservation areas for three endangered Cupressaceae plants under climate change in ChinaLei Shen0Lei Shen1Duanqiang Zhai2Duanqiang Zhai3Xinyong Lu4Xinyong Lu5Zhejiang University-Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Co., Ltd. (ZJU-STEC), Urban Development and Planning Innovation Joint Research Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, ChinaChina Eco-city Academy Co., Ltd., Tianjin, ChinaChina Eco-city Academy Co., Ltd., Tianjin, ChinaCollege of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University, Shanghai, ChinaChina Eco-city Academy Co., Ltd., Tianjin, ChinaCollege of Economy and Trade, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou, ChinaThe establishment of conservation areas is an important strategy for endangered species conservation. In this study, we investigated the distributions of suitable habitat areas for three level 1 endangered Cupressaceae plants (Metasequoia glyptostroboides, Glyptostrobus pensilis, and Thuja sutchuenensis) in China and used the Marxan model to delineate the priority conservation areas for each species. The results showed that M. glyptostroboides had the broadest suitable growing area under the current climate in China and is followed by G. pensilis, with an area of 91 × 104 km2, and T. sutchuenensis had the smallest suitable habitat areas at only 7 × 104 km2. Affected by climate change, the suitable ranges of these three Cupressaceae species moved largely northward at the middle and end of this century, with a latitudinal increase of 0.46–1.99°. T. sutchuenensis will face an extremely high extinction risk by the end of this century; 65.54% of its southern suitable habitat area will no longer be suitable for growth. Based on the effects of climate change, M. glyptostroboides priority conservation areas should be established in the Yangtze River Basin; G. pensilis priority conservation areas should be established in Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, and Jiangxi; and T. sutchuenensis protection districts should be established at the intersection of the northeastern part of Sichuan Province and the northern part of Chongqing. This study helps to clarify the impact of climate change on endangered species.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2024.1495442/fullendangered speciesspecies distribution modelMarxan modelMetasequoia glyptostroboidesGlyptostrobus pensilisThuja sutchuenensis |
| spellingShingle | Lei Shen Lei Shen Duanqiang Zhai Duanqiang Zhai Xinyong Lu Xinyong Lu Mapping the priority conservation areas for three endangered Cupressaceae plants under climate change in China Frontiers in Plant Science endangered species species distribution model Marxan model Metasequoia glyptostroboides Glyptostrobus pensilis Thuja sutchuenensis |
| title | Mapping the priority conservation areas for three endangered Cupressaceae plants under climate change in China |
| title_full | Mapping the priority conservation areas for three endangered Cupressaceae plants under climate change in China |
| title_fullStr | Mapping the priority conservation areas for three endangered Cupressaceae plants under climate change in China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mapping the priority conservation areas for three endangered Cupressaceae plants under climate change in China |
| title_short | Mapping the priority conservation areas for three endangered Cupressaceae plants under climate change in China |
| title_sort | mapping the priority conservation areas for three endangered cupressaceae plants under climate change in china |
| topic | endangered species species distribution model Marxan model Metasequoia glyptostroboides Glyptostrobus pensilis Thuja sutchuenensis |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2024.1495442/full |
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