Conservation applications of niche modeling: Native and naturalized ferns may compete for limited Hawaiian dryland habitat

• Published in: Applications in plant sciences Vol. 12; no. 3; pp. e11598 - n/a
• Main Authors: Edwards‐Calma, Krystalyn, Jiménez, Laura, Zenil‐Ferguson, Rosana, Heyduk, Karolina, Thomas, Miles K., Tribble, Carrie M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.05.2024; John Wiley and Sons Inc; Wiley
• Subjects: Application; Approximation; arid lands; Biodiversity; climatic niche; Competition; Conservation; correlative ecological niche modeling; Doryopteris; Ecosystems; Endangered & extinct species; Environmental conditions; Ferns; Flowers & plants; Forests; Habitat availability; habitat destruction; Habitats; Hawaiian ferns; human development; Indigenous species; Islands; Land use; land use change; Native species; Niches; Pellaea; Pteridaceae; Risk assessment; species; Taxonomy; urbanization; Wildlife conservation; Hawaiian ferns; climatic niche; conservation; land use; correlative ecological niche modeling; Pteridaceae

Premise Competition from naturalized species and habitat loss are common threats to native biodiversity and may act synergistically to increase competition for decreasing habitat availability. We use Hawaiian dryland ferns as a model for the interactions between land‐use change and competition from...