Potential species distribution of five native tree species for historical and projected future climates in New Brunswick, Canada

dc.contributor.advisorBourque, Charles P.-A
dc.contributor.authorHu, Chenqi
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-15T16:23:50Z
dc.date.available2023-09-15T16:23:50Z
dc.date.issued2022-02
dc.description.abstractAs part of this report, I develop a series of species distribution models (SDMs) to assess the potential species distributions (PSD) of five native tree species in the province of New Brunswick (NB) for historical (i.e., 1950–2005) and projected, future climate scenario, representative concentration pathway 8.5, for three consecutive periods, 2006– 2035, 2036–2065, and 2066–2100. Central to the modeling work is inventory plot data of species presence-absence and four modeled abiotic predictors related to plant growth and distribution. The four predictors include (i) photosynthetically active radiation, (ii) growing degree-days, (iii) relative plant extractable soil water content, and (iv) nearsurface wind speed. My PSD-results indicate that high-quality habitat in NB for the five target species will deteriorate with continued climate warming, particularly with respect to balsam fir and red maple. The potential range size of suitable habitat in NB (not necessarily actual distribution) for the five tree species will not change significantly under future conditions.
dc.description.copyright© Chenqi Hu, 2022
dc.format.extentvii, 44
dc.format.mediumelectronic
dc.identifier.urihttps://unbscholar.lib.unb.ca/handle/1882/37400
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of New Brunswick
dc.rightshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2
dc.subject.disciplineForestry and Environmental Management
dc.titlePotential species distribution of five native tree species for historical and projected future climates in New Brunswick, Canada
dc.typemaster report
oaire.license.conditionother
thesis.degree.disciplineForestry and Environmental Management
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of New Brunswick
thesis.degree.levelmasters
thesis.degree.nameM.F.

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