Effects and conservation assessment of climate change on the dominant group—The genus<i>Cinnamomum</i> of subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forests
Run Zhou, Xiuqin Ci, Jianhua Xiao, Guan‐Long Cao, Jie Li
Abstract
Aims:The Chinese subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest is facing great threats, caused by global climate change, and its protection needs to be solved urgently.Cinnamomum is the dominant genus for the subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest.Cinnamomum is fundamental to the stability of the subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest ecosystem due to its large number of individuals, large coverage, high biomass, and strong living ability.Here, we predict the potential spatial distribution pattern (potential distribution area and species richness hotspots area) for Cinnamomum under five periods of bioclimatic, overlay the nature reserves on species richness hotspots to evaluate the •研究报告•