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Replication Data for: Distribution and in situ conservation of a relic Chinese oil woody species Xanthoceras sorbifolium (Yellowhorn)

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Title Replication Data for: Distribution and in situ conservation of a relic Chinese oil woody species Xanthoceras sorbifolium (Yellowhorn)
 
Identifier https://doi.org/10.34725/DVN/U90K15
 
Creator Wang, Qing
Yang, Li
Ranjitkar, Sailesh
Wang, JunJie
Wang, XinRui
Zhang, DongXu
Wang, ZiYang
Huang, YanZi
Zhou, YiMing
Deng, ZhiXiong
Yi, Lubei
Luan, XiaoFeng
El-Kassaby, Yousry A
Guan, Wen-Bin
 
Publisher World Agroforestry - Research Data Repository
 
Description To understand the contemporary and anticipated future (future 30–50 years) distribution of Chinese wild yellowhorn (Xanthoceras sorbifolium Bunge) and to improve the species’ in situ conservation strategy within the network of China’s National Nature Reserves (NNR), we used BiodiversityR to predict the species’ distribution utilizing the “always-suitable” map concept. We then delineated the always-suitable distributions with the existing NNRs to identify potential conservation areas using an approach that concurrently considered spatial distribution, gap analysis, the role of climate change, and economic analyses. Seven bioclimatic variable predictors and 12 environmental niche modelling submodels successfully contributed to the final model assembly (AUC = 0.916, = 0.398). The species range delineation indicated that 71 of the 427 NNRs were included in the always-suitable area, accounting for 26 007 km2 (1.58%) of the species total distribution. This mapping endeavour highlighted the negative impact of climate change with a projected 15%–20% habitat decline and expected species’ distribution centers shifting from the country’s northwest to the southeast. Our results predict the continuous deterioration of X. sorbifolium because of its existing utilization as an oil source and its increased bioenergy potential. The adoption of a flexible management strategy embracing acceptable trade-offs between conservation and utilization within China’s NNRs could effectively alleviate the expected species decline.
 
Subject Agricultural Sciences
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Bioenergy
China’s national nature reserves
Climate change
GAP analysis
Species distribution models
Utilization- conservation trade-off
 
Contributor Sailesh Ranjitkar