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<p><italic>Elodea nuttallii</italic> (Planch.) H. St. John – an invasive species that actively expands the boundaries of its secondary range. This work presents the current and predicted future distribution of <italic>E. nuttallii</italic> in Europe. The spread of the species is observed in northern areas with a mild oceanic climate (with mild winters and cool, rainy summers) formed by Atlantic cyclones. <italic>E. nuttallii</italic> occurs in aquatic biotopes throughout the temperate climatic zone and partially occurs in the subtropical. It was established that the most important factors in determining the possibility of a plant’s spread are the amount of precipitation in the driest month, the minimum temperature of the coldest month, and altitude above the sea level. According to the data collected, the species is at its ecological optimum in most of Europe. Most of the changes expected in the next 100 years will take place in the next 30–40 years.</p>
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Elodea nuttallii (Planch.) H. St. John – an invasive species that actively expands the boundaries of its secondary range. This work presents the current and predicted future distribution of E. nuttallii in Europe. The spread of the species is observed in northern areas with a mild oceanic climate (with mild winters and cool, rainy summers) formed by Atlantic cyclones. E. nuttallii occurs in aquatic biotopes throughout the temperate climatic zone and partially occurs in the subtropical. It was established that the most important factors in determining the possibility of a plant’s spread are the amount of precipitation in the driest month, the minimum temperature of the coldest month, and altitude above the sea level. According to the data collected, the species is at its ecological optimum in most of Europe. Most of the changes expected in the next 100 years will take place in the next 30–40 years.

Current distribution and modeling of potential distribution of <italic>Elodea nuttallii</italic> (Planch.) H. St. John at the territory of Ukraine and Europe

National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine

Folia Oecologica

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Current distribution and modeling of potential distribution of  (Planch.) H. St. John at the territory of Ukraine and Europe

Elodea nuttallii (Planch.) H. St. John – an invasive species that actively expands the boundaries of its secondary range. This work presents the current and...

Current distribution and modeling of potential distribution of Elodea nuttallii (Planch.) H. St. John at the territory of Ukraine and Europe

Published Online: Jul 28, 2023

Page range: 207 - 219

Received: May 26, 2023

Accepted: Jul 24, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/foecol-2023-0020

Keywords
macrophytes, secondary range

© 2023 Mariana Prokopuk et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Current distribution and modeling of potential distribution of Elodea nuttallii (Planch.) H. St. John at the territory of Ukraine and Europe

Published Online: Jul 28, 2023

Page range: 207 - 219

Received: May 26, 2023

Accepted: Jul 24, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/foecol-2023-0020

Keywordsmacrophytes, secondary range

© 2023 Mariana Prokopuk et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
macrophytes, secondary range