Pelargonium peltatum Family Geraniaceae
Common name(s):
Priority management list(s): Not listed
Number of occurrence records: 143 raw records; 70 records after filtering
Models fitted: MaxEnt
Last model update: 29 May 2012
Prediction: A -70.49% LOSS in overall climate suitability is predicted for this species between current (baseline) climate and climate in 2050.
Change in components of overall climate suitability:
Climate suitability index | | Gain or loss |
High (0.65 - 1) | | -0.03 |
Medium (0.35 - 0.65) | | -21.85 |
Low (0 - 0.35) | | -48.61 |
Occurrence maps:
Australia & PNG
Worldwide
Model consensus maps:
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Current climate
2050 climate
Materials and methods
Briefly, the methods used were:
- Occurrence data was gathered from GBIF and ALA
- Climate data was provided by WordClim current or baseline climate and future climate for 2050 derived from 14 GCM used in the IPCC AR4
- Models of climate suitability were fitted using current climate and projected onto the 14 future climates
- A mean map of predicted climate suitability was made across the 14 projections to give a consensus map
A detailed description of the methods used is provided here.
Exotic plants naturalised in Australia
With such a large and diverse group to model, there are many ways to present the results. I have used the following groupings because they are either well-entrenched in weed science thinking (e.g. Alert list species are "priority" species for control) or they are traditional functional types (e.g. grasses). Note that a species will appear in a number of the groups. Following one of the links below will take you to an index page from which you may access the species accounts for group members.