Integrating Habitat Suitability and the Near-Nature Restoration Priorities into Revegetation Plans Based on Potential Vegetation Distribution
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Site
2.2. Occurrence Database and Environmental Variables
2.3. Setting of MaxEnt Software Parameters
2.4. GIS and Priorities Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Model Assessment
3.2. The Potential Distribution of Species and Influencing Factors
3.3. Native Species Richness and Different Vegetation Types in the Yanhe River Catchment-Based on Potential Vegetation Distribution
3.4. Priority Near-Natural Restoration Area Identification Based on Prioritizr
4. Discussion
4.1. The Potential Distribution of Species and Influencing Factors
4.2. Habitat Suitability of Native Species Based on Potential Vegetation
4.3. Identification of Priority Areas for the Near-Nature Restoration
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Abbreviation | Environment Variables | Range | Unit | Abbreviation | Environment Variables | Range | Unit |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TemCM | average monthly temperature of the coldest month | 18.99–26.55 | °C | RainA | average annual rainfall | 420.72–439.41 | mm |
TemHM | average monthly temperature of the hottest month | −5.26 | °C | RainRA | average annual rainfall in rain season | 243.73–314.42 | mm |
Tem | average annual temperature | 5.75–12.60 | °C | RainSEA | average annual rainfall seasonality | 0.51–0.59 | mm |
Temsea | seasonal temperature change ratio | 1.64–1.78 | °C | Eva | Annual average evaporation | 809.73–1032.18 | mm |
TemAO | average monthly temperature (April to October) | 13.21–20.56 | °C | Elev | elevation | 495–1795 | m |
SloD | slope degree | 0–66.14 | °C | SloP | slope position | 1–7 | - |
SloA | slope aspect | 1–5 | °C | - | - | - | - |
AUC/TSS | 0.7–0.8/0.1–0.2 | 0.8–0.85/0.2–0.4 | 0.85–0.9/0.4–0.6 | 0.9–0.95/0.6–0.8 | >0.95/0.8 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Area under the Curve (AUC) | 1 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 4 |
True Skill Statistic (TSS) | 2 | 13 | 27 | 15 | 3 |
Native Species | Percent Contribution | ||||||||
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Temsea | RainA | TemCM | RainSEA | RainRA | SloP | Eva | SloA | SloD | |
Thymus mongolicus | 37 | 7.1 | 11 | 7.8 | <5 | <5 | <5 | <5 | 12.3 |
Artemisia sacrorum | <5 | 22.3 | <5 | <5 | <5 | <5 | 54.3 | <5 | 5.1 |
Ostryopsis davidia | 67.5 | <5 | <5 | <5 | <5 | 5.6 | <5 | 9.6 | <5 |
Quercus wutaishansea | 9.9 | 62.2 | <5 | <5 | 12.1 | 6.9 | <5 | <5 | <5 |
Species Richness | Area (km2) | Number (%) |
---|---|---|
0–14 | 715.61 | 9.33 |
14–25 | 920.76 | 12.1 |
25–33 | 1768.4 | 23.1 |
33–39 | 2723.45 | 35.56 |
39–53 | 1529.9 | 20.01 |
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Zheng, C.; Wen, Z.; Liu, Y.; Guo, Q.; Jiang, Y.; Ren, H.; Fan, Y.; Yang, Y. Integrating Habitat Suitability and the Near-Nature Restoration Priorities into Revegetation Plans Based on Potential Vegetation Distribution. Forests 2021, 12, 218. https://doi.org/10.3390/f12020218
Zheng C, Wen Z, Liu Y, Guo Q, Jiang Y, Ren H, Fan Y, Yang Y. Integrating Habitat Suitability and the Near-Nature Restoration Priorities into Revegetation Plans Based on Potential Vegetation Distribution. Forests. 2021; 12(2):218. https://doi.org/10.3390/f12020218
Chicago/Turabian StyleZheng, Cheng, Zhongming Wen, Yangyang Liu, Qian Guo, Yanmin Jiang, Hanyu Ren, Yongming Fan, and Yuting Yang. 2021. "Integrating Habitat Suitability and the Near-Nature Restoration Priorities into Revegetation Plans Based on Potential Vegetation Distribution" Forests 12, no. 2: 218. https://doi.org/10.3390/f12020218