Projected Loss and Turnover for Chinese Tree Species Under Climate Scenarios

Projecting species loss and turnover under climate change for Chinese tree species models future threats to biodiversity. The dataset projects vulnerability for 57% or 23% of trees under no migration or universal migration scenarios by 2070, respectively, across four climate change scenarios. It was created by Guoqing Li of Northwest A&F University.

Use Cases

• Modeling species vulnerability based on projected habitat loss under climate change.
• Comparing species turnover rates across different geographical regions in China.
• Assessing the impact of different climate change scenarios and migration assumptions on extinction risk.

Strengths

• Projections are based on four distinct climate change scenarios, allowing for comparative analysis.
• Results include specific percentage ranges for species loss (20%–30%) and turnover (40%–65%) across scenarios.
• Geographical variation is quantified, with regional extinction risks ranging from 25.4% to 58.1%.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The underlying source data and modeling methodology are not detailed in the provided description.

Provenance

Source

Northwest A&F University

Collection Method

Projection modeling based on climate scenarios.

Time Range

Projections to 2070.

Geography

China