Prediction of Potential Species Richness of Plants Adaptable to Climate Change in the Korean Peninsula

한반도 기후변화 적응 대상 식물 종풍부도 변화 예측 연구

Abstract

This study was designed to predict the changes in species richness of plants under the climate change in South Korea. The target species were selected based on the Plants Adaptable to Climate Change in the Korean Peninsula. Altogether, 89 species including 23 native plants, 30 northern plants, and 36 southern plants. We used the Species Distribution Model to predict the potential habitat of individual species under the climate change. We applied ten single-model algorithms and the pre-evaluation weighted ensemble method. And then, species richness was derived from the results of individual species. Two representative concentration pathways (RCP 4.5 and RCP 8.5) were used to simulate the species richness of plants in 2050 and 2070. The current species richness was predicted to be high in the national parks located in the Baekdudaegan mountain range in Gangwon Province and islands of the South Sea. The future species richness was predicted to be lower in the national park and the Baekdudaegan mountain range in Gangwon Province and to be higher for southern coastal regions. The average value of the current species richness showed that the national park area was higher than the whole area of South Korea. However, predicted species richness were not the difference between the national park area and the whole area of South Korea. The difference between current and future species richness of plants could be the disappearance of a large number of native and northern plants from South Korea. The additional reason could be the expansion of potential habitat of southern plants under climate change. However, if species dispersal to a suitable habitat was not achieved, the species richness will be reduced drastically. The results were different depending on whether species were dispersed or not. This study will be useful for the conservation planning, establishment of the protected area, restoration of biological species and strategies for adaptation of climate change.

본 연구는 한반도 기후변화 적응 대상식물을 대상으로 기후변화에 따른 종풍부도 변화를 예측해 보고자 하였다. 대상종은 한반도 기후변화 적응 대상식물 중에서 특산식물 23종, 북방계식물 30종 그리고 남방계식물 36종으로 총 89종을 선정하였다. 기후변화에 따른 개별 종의 잠재서식지를 예측하여 합산하는 방식으로 종풍부도 변화를 예측하였다. 개별 종의 잠재서식지는 10개의 종분포모형 알고리즘을 함께 고려하는 앙상블모형을 구축하였다. 미래 예측 시기는 기후변화 시나리오 RCP4.5와 RCP8.5를 선정하여 2050년과 2070년을 예측하였다. 현재의 종풍부도는 국립공원, 강원도 백두대간 지역 그리고 남해 도서지역을 중심으로 높게 나타났다. 미래 예측 결과, 기존에 높은 종풍부도를 보였던 국립공원과 강원도 백두대간 지역은 낮아졌고 남해안 내륙지역은 보다 더 높아졌다. 종풍부도의 평균값을 비교해 보면 현재 기준으로 국립공원 지역이 남한 전체지역보다 높으면서 큰 차이를 보였다. 하지만 기후변화에 따라서 국립공원 지역과 남한 전체지역의 차이가 줄어들었다. 특산식물과 북방계식물의 다수가 남한지역에서 사라지고 남방계식물이 북상하면서 이와 같은 결과를 보였다. 하지만 적합한 서식지로 이주가 이루어지지 않으면 종풍부도가 급격하게 감소하였다. 분산가능성의 가정에 따라 결과가 다르게 나타났다. 본 연구의 결과는 보전 계획 수립, 보호 지역 설정, 생물종 복원 그리고 기후변화 대응 전략 및 관리 방안 등에 활용될 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

Figure 1. Showing survey point of plants adaptable to climate change in the Korean Peninsula

Figure 2. Box plots for assessments of Ensemble Models (Area Under the Curve(AUC), True Skill Statistic(TSS))

Figure 3. Potential species richness map under current climate conditions. (The red line on the map is mountain area in the national park)

Figure 4. Average value of potential species richness under current and future climate conditions in South Korea and inside the national park.

Figure 5. Average value of potential species richness without dispersal under current and future climate conditions in South Korea and inside the national park.

Table 3. Average value of potential species richness in South Korea and inside the national park.

Figure 6. Potential species richness map by three kinds of plant characteristics under current climate conditions. (The red line on the map is mountain area in the national park)

Figure 7. Potential species richness map considering future climate conditions (The red line on the map is mountain area in the national park)

Figure 8. Potential species richness map considering future climate conditions (The red line on the map is mountain area in the national park)

Table 1. The list of species used for species richness modeling

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Table 2. Bioclimatic variables used for Species Distribution Models of 89 each species (Shin et al. 2018)

Table 4. Average value of potential species richness without dispersal in South Korea and inside the national park.