Potentially suitable geographical area for Pulsatilla chinensis Regel under current and future climatic scenarios based on the MaxEnt model

Climate change has significantly impacted the distribution patterns of medicinal plants, highlighting the need for accurate models to predict future habitat shifts. In this study, the Maximum Entropy model to analyze the habitat distribution of Pulsatilla chinensis (Bunge) Regel under current condit...

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Main Authors: Yanan Wu, Lanmeng Yan, Hongjian Shen, Rui Guan, Qianqian Ge, Ling Huang, Emelda Rosseleena Rohani, Jinmei Ou, Rongchun Han, Xiaohui Tong
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Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-05-01
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2025.1538566/full
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author Yanan Wu
Lanmeng Yan
Hongjian Shen
Rui Guan
Qianqian Ge
Ling Huang
Emelda Rosseleena Rohani
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Rongchun Han
Rongchun Han
Xiaohui Tong
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Lanmeng Yan
Hongjian Shen
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description Climate change has significantly impacted the distribution patterns of medicinal plants, highlighting the need for accurate models to predict future habitat shifts. In this study, the Maximum Entropy model to analyze the habitat distribution of Pulsatilla chinensis (Bunge) Regel under current conditions and two future climate scenarios (SSP245 and SSP585). Based on 105 occurrence records and 12 environmental variables, precipitation of the wettest quarter, isothermality, average November temperature, and the standard deviation of temperature seasonality were identified as key factors influencing the habitat suitability for P. chinensis. The reliability of the model was supported by a mean area under the curve (AUC) value of 0.916 and a True Skill Statistic (TSS) value of 0.608. The results indicated that although the total suitable habitat for P. chinensis expanded under both scenarios, the highly suitable area contracted significantly under SSP585 compared to SSP245. This suggests the importance of incorporating climate change considerations into P. chinensis management strategies to address potential challenges arising from future ecosystem dynamics.
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spelling doaj-art-b009f53bdc42453b85f32206aff0a6a62025-08-20T03:09:48ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Plant Science1664-462X2025-05-011610.3389/fpls.2025.15385661538566Potentially suitable geographical area for Pulsatilla chinensis Regel under current and future climatic scenarios based on the MaxEnt modelYanan Wu0Lanmeng Yan1Hongjian Shen2Rui Guan3Qianqian Ge4Ling Huang5Emelda Rosseleena Rohani6Jinmei Ou7Rongchun Han8Rongchun Han9Xiaohui Tong10Xiaohui Tong11School of Pharmacy, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, ChinaSchool of Pharmacy, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, ChinaSchool of Pharmacy, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, ChinaSchool of Pharmacy, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, ChinaSchool of Pharmacy, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, ChinaSchool of Pharmacy, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, ChinaInstitute of Systems Biology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysi, Bangi, MalaysiaSchool of Pharmacy, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, ChinaSchool of Pharmacy, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, ChinaJoint Research Center for Chinese Herbal Medicine of Anhui of IHM, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, ChinaSchool of Life Sciences, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, ChinaDepartment of Research and Development, Functional Activity and Resource Utilization on Edible and Medicinal Fungi Joint Laboratory of Anhui Province, Jinzhai, ChinaClimate change has significantly impacted the distribution patterns of medicinal plants, highlighting the need for accurate models to predict future habitat shifts. In this study, the Maximum Entropy model to analyze the habitat distribution of Pulsatilla chinensis (Bunge) Regel under current conditions and two future climate scenarios (SSP245 and SSP585). Based on 105 occurrence records and 12 environmental variables, precipitation of the wettest quarter, isothermality, average November temperature, and the standard deviation of temperature seasonality were identified as key factors influencing the habitat suitability for P. chinensis. The reliability of the model was supported by a mean area under the curve (AUC) value of 0.916 and a True Skill Statistic (TSS) value of 0.608. The results indicated that although the total suitable habitat for P. chinensis expanded under both scenarios, the highly suitable area contracted significantly under SSP585 compared to SSP245. This suggests the importance of incorporating climate change considerations into P. chinensis management strategies to address potential challenges arising from future ecosystem dynamics.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2025.1538566/fullArcGISecological suitability zoningfuture climate changeMaxEnt modelPulsatilla chinensis
spellingShingle Yanan Wu
Lanmeng Yan
Hongjian Shen
Rui Guan
Qianqian Ge
Ling Huang
Emelda Rosseleena Rohani
Jinmei Ou
Rongchun Han
Rongchun Han
Xiaohui Tong
Xiaohui Tong
Potentially suitable geographical area for Pulsatilla chinensis Regel under current and future climatic scenarios based on the MaxEnt model
Frontiers in Plant Science
ArcGIS
ecological suitability zoning
future climate change
MaxEnt model
Pulsatilla chinensis
title Potentially suitable geographical area for Pulsatilla chinensis Regel under current and future climatic scenarios based on the MaxEnt model
title_full Potentially suitable geographical area for Pulsatilla chinensis Regel under current and future climatic scenarios based on the MaxEnt model
title_fullStr Potentially suitable geographical area for Pulsatilla chinensis Regel under current and future climatic scenarios based on the MaxEnt model
title_full_unstemmed Potentially suitable geographical area for Pulsatilla chinensis Regel under current and future climatic scenarios based on the MaxEnt model
title_short Potentially suitable geographical area for Pulsatilla chinensis Regel under current and future climatic scenarios based on the MaxEnt model
title_sort potentially suitable geographical area for pulsatilla chinensis regel under current and future climatic scenarios based on the maxent model
topic ArcGIS
ecological suitability zoning
future climate change
MaxEnt model
Pulsatilla chinensis
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2025.1538566/full
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