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Developing conservation strategies for Pinus koraiensis and Eleutherococcus senticosus by using model-based geographic distributions

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We described potential changes in the geographic distribution and occurrence probability of Pinus koraiensis Sieb. et Zucc. and Eleutherococcus senticosus (Rupr. et Maxim.) Maxim. in the counties of northeast China. This information was used to identify priority areas for protection and provide protection and management recommendations within each studied county. The two species were mapped in 2884 study plots throughout this region over a 4-year period (38°40′N–53°30′N, 115°05′E–135°02′E). We used the species distribution models (Maxent), systematic conservation planning models (Marxan), and Geographic Information Systems (ArcGIS 10.0). The distributions of two species were correlated in the study area, enabling unique and economically viable joint conservation measures to be implemented. Three models were combined to identify feasible priority conservation sites. We used local spatial statistics to assess all identified conservation areas in relation to potential climate change based shifts in the geographic distribution of the two species. Model-based conservation strategies were used to identify effective measures to protect and utilize these two tree species in the study region. This study presents a novel technique for assessing wild plant distributions, in addition to serving as a model for the conservation of other species within the framework of general forest management, ecological construction, and geographical surveying.

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Acknowledgments

The authors thank Dr. Zhongling Guo, Dr. Wei Cao, Dr. Lihua Wang, and Dr. Chunnan Fan for their help with sample collection. This study was supported by the National Basic Research Priorities Program of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (2014FY110600), the National Basic Research Program of China (2011CB403200), and National Natural Science Foundation of China (41330530).

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  1. State Engineering Laboratory of Bio-Resource Eco-Utilization (Heilongjiang), Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China

    Jizhong Wan, Chunjing Wang, Jinghua Yu, Siming Nie, Juzhao Liu & Yuangang Zu

  2. School of Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China

    Jizhong Wan & Chunjing Wang

  3. Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016, China

    Jinghua Yu & Shijie Han

  4. College of Agricultural Resource and Environment, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, 150080, China

    Qinggui Wang

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Project funding: This study was supported by the National Basic Research Priorities Program of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (2014FY110600), the National Basic Research Program of China (2011CB403200), and National Natural Science Foundation of China (41330530).

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Wan, J., Wang, C., Yu, J. et al. Developing conservation strategies for Pinus koraiensis and Eleutherococcus senticosus by using model-based geographic distributions. J. For. Res. 27, 389–400 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11676-015-0170-5

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