Significant habitat loss of the black vanilla orchid (Nigritella nigra s.l., Orchidaceae) and shifts in its pollinators availability as results of global warming
The black vanilla orchid (Nigritella nigra s.l.) is a perennial plant found in the main European mountain ranges. It occurs in large numbers in the Alps, but it has become a rare and endangered species in Scandinavia. Two subspecies of N. nigra s.l are recognized by most authors – the nominal subspe...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:d5cbc106133f492c92c4fddc87c037fc 2023-05-15T17:23:44+02:00 Significant habitat loss of the black vanilla orchid (Nigritella nigra s.l., Orchidaceae) and shifts in its pollinators availability as results of global warming Marta Kolanowska Agnieszka Rewicz Sławomir Nowak 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2021.e01560 https://doaj.org/article/d5cbc106133f492c92c4fddc87c037fc EN eng Elsevier http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989421001104 https://doaj.org/toc/2351-9894 2351-9894 doi:10.1016/j.gecco.2021.e01560 https://doaj.org/article/d5cbc106133f492c92c4fddc87c037fc Global Ecology and Conservation, Vol 27, Iss , Pp e01560- (2021) Nigritella nigra Niche modeling Pollinators Bioclimatic preferences Global warming Ecology QH540-549.5 article 2021 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2021.e01560 2022-12-31T10:47:16Z The black vanilla orchid (Nigritella nigra s.l.) is a perennial plant found in the main European mountain ranges. It occurs in large numbers in the Alps, but it has become a rare and endangered species in Scandinavia. Two subspecies of N. nigra s.l are recognized by most authors – the nominal subspecies which is restricted in its distribution to Scandinavia and N. nigra subsp. austriaca which is found in the alpine region. Some taxonomists postulated that these two taxa should be considered as separated species. The N. nigra s.l. is pollinated mostly by Lepidoptera. As a mainly montane species it is especially fragile to global warming, however, some previously published reports indicated that the climate changes will not significantly affect northern populations of this species. The aim of this study was to evaluate the differences in the climatic niche preferences between Scandinavian and central European populations of the black vanilla orchid and to estimate the impact of global warming on the distribution of this species using (ENM). Additionally, the predicted future location and extent of suitable climatic niches of insects pollinating studied orchid was modeled in order to estimate the availability of pollinators for this montane plant. This approach was applied as the persistence of an orchid population depends on pollination and subsequent seed production. Our analyses showed that the northern and southern populations differ in bioclimatic preferences and geographical distribution of these orchids together with variations in their chromosomes number and morphological discrepancies, suggest that N. nigra in not homogenous taxon as postulated by some authors and this approach should be also applied in assessing conservation priorities in Europe. Both, northern and southern population of N. nigra, will face significant habitat loss as a result of the global warming. In the best case scenario (rcp2.6) only 31.7% and 60.5% of the currently suitable niches will be still available for N. nigra respectively. ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Nigritella nigra Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Global Ecology and Conservation 27 e01560 |
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The black vanilla orchid (Nigritella nigra s.l.) is a perennial plant found in the main European mountain ranges. It occurs in large numbers in the Alps, but it has become a rare and endangered species in Scandinavia. Two subspecies of N. nigra s.l are recognized by most authors – the nominal subspecies which is restricted in its distribution to Scandinavia and N. nigra subsp. austriaca which is found in the alpine region. Some taxonomists postulated that these two taxa should be considered as separated species. The N. nigra s.l. is pollinated mostly by Lepidoptera. As a mainly montane species it is especially fragile to global warming, however, some previously published reports indicated that the climate changes will not significantly affect northern populations of this species. The aim of this study was to evaluate the differences in the climatic niche preferences between Scandinavian and central European populations of the black vanilla orchid and to estimate the impact of global warming on the distribution of this species using (ENM). Additionally, the predicted future location and extent of suitable climatic niches of insects pollinating studied orchid was modeled in order to estimate the availability of pollinators for this montane plant. This approach was applied as the persistence of an orchid population depends on pollination and subsequent seed production. Our analyses showed that the northern and southern populations differ in bioclimatic preferences and geographical distribution of these orchids together with variations in their chromosomes number and morphological discrepancies, suggest that N. nigra in not homogenous taxon as postulated by some authors and this approach should be also applied in assessing conservation priorities in Europe. Both, northern and southern population of N. nigra, will face significant habitat loss as a result of the global warming. In the best case scenario (rcp2.6) only 31.7% and 60.5% of the currently suitable niches will be still available for N. nigra respectively. ... |
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Significant habitat loss of the black vanilla orchid (Nigritella nigra s.l., Orchidaceae) and shifts in its pollinators availability as results of global warming |
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Significant habitat loss of the black vanilla orchid (Nigritella nigra s.l., Orchidaceae) and shifts in its pollinators availability as results of global warming |
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Significant habitat loss of the black vanilla orchid (Nigritella nigra s.l., Orchidaceae) and shifts in its pollinators availability as results of global warming |
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Significant habitat loss of the black vanilla orchid (Nigritella nigra s.l., Orchidaceae) and shifts in its pollinators availability as results of global warming |
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Significant habitat loss of the black vanilla orchid (Nigritella nigra s.l., Orchidaceae) and shifts in its pollinators availability as results of global warming |
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significant habitat loss of the black vanilla orchid (nigritella nigra s.l., orchidaceae) and shifts in its pollinators availability as results of global warming |
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