The recent publication of a World Scientistsʼ Warning to Humanity highlighted the fact that
climate change, absent strenuous mitigation or adaptation efforts, will have profound …

Understanding the relationship between the geographical distribution of taxa and their
environmental conditions is a key concept in ecology and conservation. The use of …

Chilgoza pine is an economically and ecologically important evergreen coniferous tree
species of the dry and rocky temperate zone, and a native of south Asia. This species is …

The rhizomes of Coptis chinensis Franch., Coptis deltoidea CY Cheng et Hsiao and Coptis
teeta Wall, are sources of renowned traditional Chinese medicines. Recently, human …

Understanding what determines range expansion or extinction is crucial to predict the
success of biological invaders. We tackled this long-standing question from an unparalleled …

Chinese caterpillar fungus (Ophiocordyceps sinensis) is a precious traditional medicine
which is mostly distributed on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (QTP). Due to its medicinal …

Species distribution modelling (SDM) is an important tool to examine the possible change in
the population range and/or niche-shift under current environment and predicted climate …

Climate change and human activities in recent years have led to habitat narrowing or
migration of medicinal plants and may result in quality changes. However, Panax …

Species distribution modeling and niche dynamics of alien plants can aid in understanding
the existing and future invasion potential in the wake of climate change. We describe the …

Climate change and human activities have caused the degeneration of the natural habitats
of medicinal plants. Mentha pulegium L. is one of the most common medicinal plants in …