Predicting the distribution of suitable habitat of the poisonous weed Astragalus variabilis in China under current and future climate conditions

• Published in: Frontiers in plant science Vol. 13; p. 921310
• Main Authors: Huang, Ruijie, Du, Huimin, Wen, Yuting, Zhang, Chunyan, Zhang, Mengran, Lu, Hao, Wu, Chenchen, Zhao, Baoyu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A 09.09.2022
• Subjects: climate change; habitat suitability; livestock poisoning control and prevention; locoweed; MaxEnt; Plant Science

Astragalus variabilis is a locoweed of northwest China that can seriously impede livestock development. However, it also plays various ecological roles, such as wind protection and sand fixation. Here, we used an optimized MaxEnt model to predict the distribution of suitable habitat of A. variabilis...