Determining Effective Environmental Factors in the Distribution of Endangered Endemic Medicinal Plant Species Using the BMLR Model: The Example of Wild Celery (<i>Kelussia odoratissima</i> Mozaff., Apiaceae) in Zagros (Iran)
<i>Kelussia odoratissima</i> Mozaff. is a medicinal species native to Iran. The goal of this research was to determine the environmental factors important for the distribution of <i>K. doratissima</i> in Iran using BMLR modeling. Six random transects were established througho...
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| author | Esfandiar Jahantab Mohammad Reza Mahmoudi Mohsen Sharafatmandrad Vahid Karimian Esmaeil Sheidai-Karkaj Abdolvahab Khademi Mohammad Reza Morshedloo Christophe Hano Jose M. Lorenzo |
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| description | <i>Kelussia odoratissima</i> Mozaff. is a medicinal species native to Iran. The goal of this research was to determine the environmental factors important for the distribution of <i>K. doratissima</i> in Iran using BMLR modeling. Six random transects were established throughout the species’ habitat, and 220 quadrats with an area of 4 m<sup>2</sup> were plotted. The canopy cover percentages of <i>K. doratissima</i> were estimated in each quadrat. Topographic factors, including elevation, slope, and aspect maps, were generated by creating DEM images. Land use, land evaluation, evaporation, temperature, and precipitation maps of the area were created accordingly. The data collected from the experiments were analyzed using the Minitab and R statistical packages. To determine the effect of the studied factors in the distribution of <i>K. doratissima</i>, we ran a set of backward multiple linear regressions. The results showed that the effects of evaporation, elevation, and slope were significant in the species’ distribution, with elevation having a positive effect and evaporation and slope showing negative effects. Further, elevation had the highest effect on distribution (greatest absolute value of beta at 9.660). The next most significant factors in the plant’s distribution were evaporation (beta = 8.282) and slope (beta = 0.807), respectively. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c446e73de7024a0d968359f993d741bb2023-11-24T06:25:59ZengMDPI AGPlants2223-77472022-11-011121296510.3390/plants11212965Determining Effective Environmental Factors in the Distribution of Endangered Endemic Medicinal Plant Species Using the BMLR Model: The Example of Wild Celery (<i>Kelussia odoratissima</i> Mozaff., Apiaceae) in Zagros (Iran)Esfandiar Jahantab0Mohammad Reza Mahmoudi1Mohsen Sharafatmandrad2Vahid Karimian3Esmaeil Sheidai-Karkaj4Abdolvahab Khademi5Mohammad Reza Morshedloo6Christophe Hano7Jose M. Lorenzo8Department of Range and Watershed Management (Nature Engineering), Faculty of Agriculture, Fasa University, Fasa P.O. Box 74616, IranDepartment of Statistics, Faculty of Science, Fasa University, Fasa 74616, IranDepartment of Ecological Engineering, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Jiroft, Jiroft P.O. Box 7867161167, IranDepartment of Nature Engineering, Faculty of Natural Resources, Yasouj University, Yasouj P.O. Box 75918, IranDepartment of Range and Watershed Management, Faculty of Natural Resources, Urmia University, Urmia P.O. Box 57561, IranDepartment of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Boston, MA 01003, USADepartment of Horticultural Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Maragheh, Maragheh P.O. Box 55187, IranLaboratoire de Biologie des Ligneux et des Grandes Cultures, INRA USC1328, Orleans University, CEDEX 2, 45067 Orléans, FranceCentro Tecnológico de la Carne de Galicia, Rúa Galicia Nº 4, Parque Tecnológico de Galicia, San Cibrao das Viñas, 32900 Ourense, Spain<i>Kelussia odoratissima</i> Mozaff. is a medicinal species native to Iran. The goal of this research was to determine the environmental factors important for the distribution of <i>K. doratissima</i> in Iran using BMLR modeling. Six random transects were established throughout the species’ habitat, and 220 quadrats with an area of 4 m<sup>2</sup> were plotted. The canopy cover percentages of <i>K. doratissima</i> were estimated in each quadrat. Topographic factors, including elevation, slope, and aspect maps, were generated by creating DEM images. Land use, land evaluation, evaporation, temperature, and precipitation maps of the area were created accordingly. The data collected from the experiments were analyzed using the Minitab and R statistical packages. To determine the effect of the studied factors in the distribution of <i>K. doratissima</i>, we ran a set of backward multiple linear regressions. The results showed that the effects of evaporation, elevation, and slope were significant in the species’ distribution, with elevation having a positive effect and evaporation and slope showing negative effects. Further, elevation had the highest effect on distribution (greatest absolute value of beta at 9.660). The next most significant factors in the plant’s distribution were evaporation (beta = 8.282) and slope (beta = 0.807), respectively.https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/11/21/2965ecological factorsendangered species<i>Kelussia odoratissima</i> Mozaff.mountainous rangeland |
| spellingShingle | Esfandiar Jahantab Mohammad Reza Mahmoudi Mohsen Sharafatmandrad Vahid Karimian Esmaeil Sheidai-Karkaj Abdolvahab Khademi Mohammad Reza Morshedloo Christophe Hano Jose M. Lorenzo Determining Effective Environmental Factors in the Distribution of Endangered Endemic Medicinal Plant Species Using the BMLR Model: The Example of Wild Celery (<i>Kelussia odoratissima</i> Mozaff., Apiaceae) in Zagros (Iran) Plants ecological factors endangered species <i>Kelussia odoratissima</i> Mozaff. mountainous rangeland |
| title | Determining Effective Environmental Factors in the Distribution of Endangered Endemic Medicinal Plant Species Using the BMLR Model: The Example of Wild Celery (<i>Kelussia odoratissima</i> Mozaff., Apiaceae) in Zagros (Iran) |
| title_full | Determining Effective Environmental Factors in the Distribution of Endangered Endemic Medicinal Plant Species Using the BMLR Model: The Example of Wild Celery (<i>Kelussia odoratissima</i> Mozaff., Apiaceae) in Zagros (Iran) |
| title_fullStr | Determining Effective Environmental Factors in the Distribution of Endangered Endemic Medicinal Plant Species Using the BMLR Model: The Example of Wild Celery (<i>Kelussia odoratissima</i> Mozaff., Apiaceae) in Zagros (Iran) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Determining Effective Environmental Factors in the Distribution of Endangered Endemic Medicinal Plant Species Using the BMLR Model: The Example of Wild Celery (<i>Kelussia odoratissima</i> Mozaff., Apiaceae) in Zagros (Iran) |
| title_short | Determining Effective Environmental Factors in the Distribution of Endangered Endemic Medicinal Plant Species Using the BMLR Model: The Example of Wild Celery (<i>Kelussia odoratissima</i> Mozaff., Apiaceae) in Zagros (Iran) |
| title_sort | determining effective environmental factors in the distribution of endangered endemic medicinal plant species using the bmlr model the example of wild celery i kelussia odoratissima i mozaff apiaceae in zagros iran |
| topic | ecological factors endangered species <i>Kelussia odoratissima</i> Mozaff. mountainous rangeland |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/11/21/2965 |
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