The Impact of Changing Climate on an Endangered Epiphytic Orchid (Pleione formosana) in a Montane Cloud Forest and the Conservation Challenge Ahead
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Material and Methods
2.1. Study Area and Species
2.2. Canopy Microclimate Measurement
2.3. In Vitro Germination and Reintroduction
2.4. Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Climate Recorded on Site
3.1.1. Temperature and Rainfall from 2018
3.1.2. Canopy Sensors
3.2. Observations on P. formosana Phenology and Field Collection
3.3. Growth of Seedlings and Reintroduction
4. Discussion
4.1. Key Climate Factors for P. formosana Survival
4.2. Potential Threats from Changing Climate to P. formosana Survival
4.3. Implications for Re-Establishment of P. formosana
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A
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Year | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
Flowering Date 1 | +1.1 | −0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.7 |
Flowers | Average | Average | Few | Few | Average | Few |
Fruiting Date 1 | +3.3 | −2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.1 |
Fruits | Average | Average | Few | Few | Abv. average | Few |
Spring | ||||||
RAINFALL 2 | 210 | 397 | 236 | 197 | 355 | 154 |
TEMPERATURE 3 | −1.7/21.2 | 1.6/25.5 | −0.5/21.3 | 2.2/21.2 | −0.8/21.4 | −1.8/24.2 |
Summer | ||||||
RAINFALL 2 | 761 | 715 | 711 | 1178 | 216 | 755 |
TEMPERATURE 3 | 11.1/24.6 | 13.1/25.4 | - | 12.3/25.6 | 12/26.5 | 12.9/26.8 |
Extreme Weather Event | Snow event | Drought | Foehn wind | |||
Seed Collection Date | 4 7 November | 1 10 September | 2 * 9 October | 6 ** 23 September | 6 *** 21 June and 22 September | 0 |
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Hsu, R.C.-C.; Chen, Y.-C.; Lin, C. The Impact of Changing Climate on an Endangered Epiphytic Orchid (Pleione formosana) in a Montane Cloud Forest and the Conservation Challenge Ahead. Plants 2024, 13, 2414. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13172414
Hsu RC-C, Chen Y-C, Lin C. The Impact of Changing Climate on an Endangered Epiphytic Orchid (Pleione formosana) in a Montane Cloud Forest and the Conservation Challenge Ahead. Plants. 2024; 13(17):2414. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13172414
Chicago/Turabian StyleHsu, Rebecca C.-C., Yi-Chiann Chen, and Chienyu Lin. 2024. "The Impact of Changing Climate on an Endangered Epiphytic Orchid (Pleione formosana) in a Montane Cloud Forest and the Conservation Challenge Ahead" Plants 13, no. 17: 2414. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13172414