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Kougioumoutzis K, Constantinou I, Panitsa M. Rising Temperatures, Falling Leaves: Predicting the Fate of Cyprus's Endemic Oak under Climate and Land Use Change. Plants (Basel) 2024; 13:1109. [PMID: 38674518 PMCID: PMC11053427 DOI: 10.3390/plants13081109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2024] [Revised: 04/11/2024] [Accepted: 04/14/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024]
Abstract
Endemic island species face heightened extinction risk from climate-driven shifts, yet standard models often underestimate threat levels for those like Quercus alnifolia, an iconic Cypriot oak with pre-adaptations to aridity. Through species distribution modelling, we investigated the potential shifts in its distribution under future climate and land-use change scenarios. Our approach uniquely combines dispersal constraints, detailed soil characteristics, hydrological factors, and anticipated soil erosion data, offering a comprehensive assessment of environmental suitability. We quantified the species' sensitivity, exposure, and vulnerability to projected changes, conducting a preliminary IUCN extinction risk assessment according to Criteria A and B. Our projections uniformly predict range reductions, with a median decrease of 67.8% by the 2070s under the most extreme scenarios. Additionally, our research indicates Quercus alnifolia's resilience to diverse erosion conditions and preference for relatively dry climates within a specific annual temperature range. The preliminary IUCN risk assessment designates Quercus alnifolia as Critically Endangered in the future, highlighting the need for focused conservation efforts. Climate and land-use changes are critical threats to the species' survival, emphasising the importance of comprehensive modelling techniques and the urgent requirement for dedicated conservation measures to safeguard this iconic species.
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- Laboratory of Botany, Department of Biology, University of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece; (K.K.); (I.C.)
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Monnet AC, Cilleros K, Médail F, Albassatneh MC, Arroyo J, Bacchetta G, Bagnoli F, Barina Z, Cartereau M, Casajus N, Dimopoulos P, Domina G, Doxa A, Escudero M, Fady B, Hampe A, Matevski V, Misfud S, Nikolic T, Pavon D, Roig A, Barea ES, Spanu I, Strid A, Vendramin GG, Leriche A. WOODIV, a database of occurrences, functional traits, and phylogenetic data for all Euro-Mediterranean trees. Sci Data 2021; 8:89. [PMID: 33758194 PMCID: PMC7988049 DOI: 10.1038/s41597-021-00873-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2020] [Accepted: 02/17/2021] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
Abstract
Trees play a key role in the structure and function of many ecosystems worldwide. In the Mediterranean Basin, forests cover approximately 22% of the total land area hosting a large number of endemics (46 species). Despite its particularities and vulnerability, the biodiversity of Mediterranean trees is not well known at the taxonomic, spatial, functional, and genetic levels required for conservation applications. The WOODIV database fills this gap by providing reliable occurrences, four functional traits (plant height, seed mass, wood density, and specific leaf area), and sequences from three DNA-regions (rbcL, matK, and trnH-psbA), together with modelled occurrences and a phylogeny for all 210 Euro-Mediterranean tree species. We compiled, homogenized, and verified occurrence data from sparse datasets and collated them on an INSPIRE-compliant 10 × 10 km grid. We also gathered functional trait and genetic data, filling existing gaps where possible. The WOODIV database can benefit macroecological studies in the fields of conservation, biogeography, and community ecology.
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- Anne-Christine Monnet
- Aix Marseille Univ, Avignon Univ, CNRS, IRD, IMBE. Technopôle de l'Arbois-Méditerranée, cedex 4, BP 80, 13 545, Aix-en-Provence, France.
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- Aix Marseille Univ, Avignon Univ, CNRS, IRD, IMBE. Technopôle de l'Arbois-Méditerranée, cedex 4, BP 80, 13 545, Aix-en-Provence, France
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- Aix Marseille Univ, Avignon Univ, CNRS, IRD, IMBE. Technopôle de l'Arbois-Méditerranée, cedex 4, BP 80, 13 545, Aix-en-Provence, France
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- Institut de Systématique, Evolution, Biodiversité (ISYEB), Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN), CNRS, Sorbonne Université, EPHE, Université des Antilles, Paris, France
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- Department of Plant Biology and Ecology, University of Seville, Seville, Spain
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Cagliari, Viale Sant'Ignazio da Laconi 13, Cagliari, Italy
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- National Research Council, Institute of Biosciences and Bioresources, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, (FI), Italy
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- Department of Botany, Hungarian Natural History Museum, Pf. 137, Budapest, 1431, Hungary
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- Aix Marseille Univ, Avignon Univ, CNRS, IRD, IMBE. Technopôle de l'Arbois-Méditerranée, cedex 4, BP 80, 13 545, Aix-en-Provence, France
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- FRB-CESAB, 5 rue de l'Ecole de Médecine, 34000, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Biology, Laboratory of Botany, University of Patras, 26504, Patras, Greece
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Forest Sciences, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze bldg. 4, 90128, Palermo, Italy
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- Aix Marseille Univ, Avignon Univ, CNRS, IRD, IMBE. Technopôle de l'Arbois-Méditerranée, cedex 4, BP 80, 13 545, Aix-en-Provence, France
- Statistical Learning Lab, Institute of Applied and Computational Mathematics, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH), Ν. Plastira 100, Vassilika Vouton, GR - 700 13, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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- Department of Plant Biology and Ecology, University of Seville, Seville, Spain
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- INRAE, UR629, Ecologie des forêts méditerranéennes, Avignon, France
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- INRAE, Univ. Bordeaux, BIOGECO, F-33610, Cestas, France
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- Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Krste Misirkov 2, 1000, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia
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- EcoGozo, Regional Development Directorate - Ministry for Gozo, Flat 6, Sunset Court B, Triq Marsalforn, Xaghra, Gozo, Malta
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- Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Aix Marseille Univ, Avignon Univ, CNRS, IRD, IMBE. Technopôle de l'Arbois-Méditerranée, cedex 4, BP 80, 13 545, Aix-en-Provence, France
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- INRAE, UR629, Ecologie des forêts méditerranéennes, Avignon, France
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- National Research Council, Institute of Biosciences and Bioresources, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, (FI), Italy
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- Aix Marseille Univ, Avignon Univ, CNRS, IRD, IMBE. Technopôle de l'Arbois-Méditerranée, cedex 4, BP 80, 13 545, Aix-en-Provence, France.
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