Table 1 Predicted potential distribution of Davidia involucrata.

From: Potential effects of climate change on geographic distribution of the Tertiary relict tree species Davidia involucrata in China

Model

Total Predicted area (km2)

Predicted area (km2) from threshold–0.5

Predicted area (km2) from 0.5–1

Difference with respect to the present (km2 and %)

Overlap with the present (km2 and %)

Overlap of the present with each model (%)

Present

534,953

350,488

184,465

 

Mid-Holocene-CCSM

292,256

131,119

161,137

242,697 (−45.37)

271,543 (92.91)

50.76

Mid-Holocene-MIROC

408,637

116,960

291,677

126,316 (−23.61)

293,095 (71.73)

54.79

Mid-Holocene-MPI

444,012

202,967

241,045

90,941 (−17.00)

313,977 (70.71)

58.69

Average Holocene

381,635

150,349

231,286

153,318 (28.66)

292,872 (78.45)

54.75

LGM-CCSM

654,131

283,554

370,577

119,178 (+22.28)

471,444 (72.07)

88.13

LGM-MIROC

605,354

215,318

390,036

70,401 (+13.16)

446,446 (73.75)

83.46

LGM-MPI

696,462

287,786

408,676

161,509 (+30.19)

476,104 (68.36)

89.00

Average LGM

651,982

262,219

389,763

117,029 (+21.88)

464,665 (71.39)

86.86

2070-CCSM RCP 2.6

362,542

227,309

135,233

172,411 (−32.23)

334,527 (92.27)

62.53

2070-GFDL RCP 2.6

194,921

154,649

40,272

340,032 (−63.56)

148,629 (76.25)

27.78

2070-MPI RCP 2.6

353,095

262,546

90,549

181,858 (−34.00)

336,952 (95.43)

62.99

2070-CCSM RCP 8.5

218,920

138,977

79,943

316,033 (−59.08)

164,029 (74.93)

30.66

2070-GFDL RCP 8.5

110,608

89,413

21,195

424,345 (−79.32)

50,406 (45.57)

9.42

2070-MPI RCP 8.5

141,457

104,742

36,715

393,496 (−73.56)

118,065 (83.46)

22.07

Average 2070

230,257

162,939

67,318

304,696 (56.96)

192,101 (77.99)

35.91