Ecological Niche Modeling of Three Fangfeng Species Under Present and Future Climate Scenarios
Qian Tian, Xian Gu, Qian Wang, Dan Zhang, Donglai Ma, Zijing Xue, Zikang Lu, Yaxing Kong, Yuguang Zheng, Kaiyan Zheng · 2025
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Description
Qian Tian and nine co-authors published this study in 2025. It maps where three Chinese medicinal plants, all sold under the name fangfeng, can grow today and where they may grow as the climate warms. The plants are gathered and farmed for traditional medicine, so their future range matters.
The team combined plant sighting records with climate, land shape, and soil data in two mapping models. One species now grows mainly in the north and northeast and depends on altitude and seasonal rain. The other two favor the southwest and answer more to temperature swings. Under every future climate path, all three lose stable ground. The steepest loss, about a quarter of its range, hits the southwestern species Ligusticopsis brachyloba. The authors offer the maps as a base for protecting these plants.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Qian Tian, Xian Gu, Qian Wang, Dan Zhang, Donglai Ma, Zijing Xue, Zikang Lu, Yaxing Kong, Yuguang Zheng, Kaiyan Zheng |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 50 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |