Lin You-Sheng, Liao Jhih-Rong, Shiao Shiuh-Feng, Ko Chiun-Cheng
Department of Entomology, National Taiwan University, Taipei City 106332, Taiwan.
Biology (Basel). 2021 Jul 17;10(7):678. doi: 10.3390/biology10070678.
The longan lanternfly is a new invasive species on the main island of Taiwan. The introduction of an invasive species may negatively influence the native fauna, flora and environment. Thus, this study aimed to infer the invasion history, predict habitat suitability and potential expansion and assess the risk to crop cultivation areas in Taiwan. Genetic structures of from the main island of Taiwan and related regions were analyzed based on partial and sequences. Additionally, machine learning MaxEnt was utilized to study habitat suitability. The results suggested that the Taiwanese populations may originate from the Kinmen Islands and the plain areas of Taiwan are considered to have high habitat suitability. Furthermore, most of the cultivation areas of longan and pomelo crops showed high habitat suitability.
龙眼鸡是台湾本岛一种新的入侵物种。入侵物种的引入可能会对当地的动植物群和环境产生负面影响。因此，本研究旨在推断其入侵历史、预测栖息地适宜性和潜在扩张范围，并评估对台湾农作物种植区的风险。基于部分线粒体细胞色素c氧化酶亚基I（COI）和细胞色素b（Cytb）序列，分析了台湾本岛及相关地区的遗传结构。此外，利用机器学习最大熵模型（MaxEnt）研究栖息地适宜性。结果表明，台湾种群可能起源于金门群岛，台湾的平原地区被认为具有较高的栖息地适宜性。此外，龙眼和柚子作物的大部分种植区显示出较高的栖息地适宜性。
