Chiou Chyi-Rong, Hsieh Tung-Yu, Chien Chang-Chi
School of Forestry and Resource Conservation, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Rd., Taipei, 10617, Taiwan (R.O.C.).
Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 320 Yue Yang Rd., Shanghai, 200031, China.
Bot Stud. 2015 Dec;56(1):26. doi: 10.1186/s40529-015-0104-8. Epub 2015 Sep 21.
Bioclimatics is an ancient science that was once neglected by many ecologists. However, as climate changes have attracted increasing attention, scientists have reevaluated the relevance of bioclimatology and it has thus become essential for exploring climate changes. Because of the rapidly growing importance of bioclimatic models in climate change studies, we evaluated factors that influence plant bioclimatology, constructed and developed bioclimatic models, and assessed the precautionary effects of the application of the models. The findings obtained by sequentially reviewing the development history and importance of bioclimatic models in climate change studies can be used to enhance the knowledge of bioclimatic models and strengthen their ability to apply them. Consequently, bioclimatic models can be used as a powerful tool and reference in decision-making responses to future climate changes. The objectives of this study were to (1) understand how climatic factors affect plants; (2) describe the sources, construction principles, and development of early plant bioclimatic models (PBMs); and (3) summarize the recent applications of PBMs in climate change research.
生物气候学是一门古老的科学，曾一度被许多生态学家忽视。然而，随着气候变化日益受到关注，科学家们重新评估了生物气候学的相关性，因此它对于探索气候变化变得至关重要。由于生物气候模型在气候变化研究中的重要性迅速增长，我们评估了影响植物生物气候学的因素，构建并开发了生物气候模型，并评估了模型应用的预防效果。通过依次回顾生物气候模型在气候变化研究中的发展历史和重要性所获得的研究结果，可用于增进对生物气候模型的了解，并增强应用它们的能力。因此，生物气候模型可作为应对未来气候变化决策的有力工具和参考。本研究的目的是：（1）了解气候因素如何影响植物；（2）描述早期植物生物气候模型（PBMs）的来源、构建原则和发展；（3）总结PBMs在气候变化研究中的最新应用。
