Climate change may threaten the southernmost Pinus nigra subsp. salzmannii (Dunal) Franco populations: an ensemble niche-based approach
Rafael M Navarro-Cerrillo (1) , Joaquín Duque-Lazo (1), Rubén D Manzanedo (2), Raúl Sánchez-Salguero (3), Guillermo Palacios-Rodriguez (1)
iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry, Volume 11, Issue 3, Pages 396-405 (2018)
doi: https://doi.org/10.3832/ifor2588-011
Published: May 15, 2018 - Copyright © 2018 SISEF
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Abstract
We used Species Distribution Modeling to predict the probability of Iberian pine (Pinus nigra subsp. salzmannii [Dunal] Franco) occurrences in southern Spain in response to environmental variables and to forecast the effects of climate change on their predicted geographical distribution. The ensemble modeling approach “biomod2” was used, together with present Iberian pine data, to predict the current potential distribution based on bioclimatic explanatory variables (200 m resolution) and to forecast future suitability by studying three periods (2040, 2070, and 2100), considering the Global Circulation Models BCM2, CNCM3, and ECHAM5, and the regional model EGMAM, for different scenarios (SRAB1, SRA2, SRB1). Model evaluation was performed using Kappa, True Skills Statistic (TSS), and Area Under the Curve (AUC) values. The biomod2 approach highlighted the average number of days with a minimum temperature equal to or below 0°C, annual precipitation, and aridity index as the most important variables to describe the P. nigra occurrence probability. Model performances were generally satisfactory and the highest AUC values and high stability of the results were given by GAM and GLM, but MaxEnt and the SRE model were scarcely accurate according to all our statistics. The ensemble Species Distribution Modeling of P. nigra in Andalusia predicted the highest probability of species occurrence in the eastern areas, Sierra de Cazorla being the area with the highest occurrence of P. nigra in Andalusia. In the future habitat, the general probability of P. nigra occurrence in Andalusia will decrease widely; the species is expected to lose habitat suitability at moderate altitudes and its occurrence probability will have decreased by nearly 70% on average by 2100, affected by the selected scenario. Populations in Sierra de Cazorla are those most suitable for P. nigra growth, even under the most pessimistic scenarios. It is likely that the natural southern populations of P. nigra will be very sensitive to changes in climate.
Keywords
Species Distribution Modeling, Climate Change, Ensemble Modeling, Iberian Pine, Mediterranean Relict Forests
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Joaquín Duque-Lazo
Guillermo Palacios-Rodriguez
Department of Forestry, School of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Córdoba, Edf. Leonardo da Vinci, Campus de Rabanales s/n, Mail Box 3048, E-14071 Córdoba (Spain)
Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Bern, Altenbergrain 21, CH-3013 Bern (Switzerland)
Area de Ecología, Dpto. Sistemas Físicos, Químicos y Naturales, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Ctra. Utrera km. 1, E-41013 Sevilla (Spain)
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Navarro-Cerrillo RM, Duque-Lazo J, Manzanedo RD, Sánchez-Salguero R, Palacios-Rodriguez G (2018). Climate change may threaten the southernmost Pinus nigra subsp. salzmannii (Dunal) Franco populations: an ensemble niche-based approach. iForest 11: 396-405. - doi: 10.3832/ifor2588-011
Academic Editor
Francesco Ripullone
Paper history
Received: Aug 07, 2017
Accepted: Mar 10, 2018
First online: May 15, 2018
Publication Date: Jun 30, 2018
Publication Time: 2.20 months
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