title: Evolution of the climatic tolerance and postglacial range changes of the most primitive orchids (Apostasioideae) within Sundaland, Wallacea and Sahul.
abstract: The location of possible glacial refugia of six Apostasioideae representatives is estimated based on ecological niche modeling analysis. The distribution of their suitable niches during the last glacial maximum (LGM) is compared with their current potential and documented geographical ranges. The climatic factors limiting the studied species occurrences are evaluated and the niche overlap between the studied orchids is assessed and discussed. The predicted niche occupancy profiles and reconstruction of ancestral climatic tolerances suggest high level of phylogenetic niche conservatism within Apostasioideae.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Taxonomy and Nature Conservation, University of Gdansk, Gdańsk, Poland.|Department of Biodiversity Research, Global Change Research Institute AS CR, Brno, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kolanowska
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Taxonomy and Nature Conservation, University of Gdansk, Gdańsk, Poland.
authors.forename: Katarzyna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mystkowska
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Taxonomy and Nature Conservation, University of Gdansk, Gdańsk, Poland.
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kras
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Taxonomy and Nature Conservation, University of Gdansk, Gdańsk, Poland.
authors.forename: Magdalena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dudek
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Biology, Institute of Biology, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wrocław, Poland.
authors.forename: Kamil
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Konowalik
keywords: Climatic tolerance; Ecology; Orchids; Postglacial migration; Species distribution modeling