Table 3 Changes in the coverage of O. apifera suitable niches [km2].

From: Climate change-driven northward expansion of the mediterranean orchid Ophrys apifera from genetic and ecological perspectives

Scenario

Range expansion

No range change

Range contraction

Range change

SSP2-4.5

155,259.46

1,267,582.24

320,545.39

− 10.41%

SSP3-7.0

348,913.6012

1,158,839.849

429,287.79

− 5.06%

SSP5-8.5

307,707.56

976,668.79

611,458.85

− 19.13%