[Study on ecological suitability of Gardenia jasminoides based on ArcGIS and Maxent model]

Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi. 2016 Sep;41(17):3181-3185. doi: 10.4268/cjcmm20161711.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

The application of ArcGIS and Maxent modelto analyze the ecological suitability of Gardenia jasminoides.Taking 85 batches of Gardenia as the basis of analysis, the selection of ecological factors for the growth of Gardenia. The results showed that the average precipitation in April, the average precipitation in November and the average precipitation in August were the most important factors affecting the growth of Gardenia. The relative concentration of Gardenia suitable growth region,north to the south of Shaanxi province, south of Henan, central Anhui, south to the north of Hainan province, west to central Sichuan province, east of Zhejiang coastal area, northeast of Taiwan.

Keywords: Gardenia jasminoides; Maxent model; ecological factors; ecological suitability.

MeSH terms

  • China
  • Climate
  • Ecology
  • Gardenia / growth & development*
  • Geographic Information Systems