@article{fdi:010085345, title = {{I}mpact of end-of-century climate change on priority non-timber forest product species across tropical {A}frica}, author = {{A}moussoul, {B}. {E}. {N}. and {I}dohou, {R}. and {K}akai, {R}. {G}. and {D}auby, {G}illes and {C}ouvreur, {T}homas}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{P}lant species providing {N}on-{T}imber {F}orest {P}roducts ({NTFP}) are economically important across {A}frica. {H}ow this heterogeneous and understudied resource will respond to ongoing climate change remains understudied. {H}ere, we modelled the impact of end-of-the-century climate change on the distribution of 40 {NTFP} plant species distributed across tropical {A}frica. {O}ccurrence data were extracted from a taxonomically verified database and three different ecological niche modelling algorithms were used. {S}pecies distributions were modelled under two end-of-century (2085) climate change models ({RCP}4.5 and {RCP}8.5) and two dispersal scenarios (limited and expanded). {W}e show that for the 40 {NTFP} plant species studied here, different responses are modelled with some species gaining in suitable habitats (47.5%-65% under {RCP}4.5), whereas others will lose in suitable habitats (35%-52.5% under {RCP}4.5). {N}evertheless, we also show that our results vary between the different methods used, such as modelling algorithms, dispersal scenarios and general circulation models. {O}verall, our results suggest that the response of {NTFP} species to climate change depends on their distribution, ecology and dispersal ability.}, keywords = {dispersal ; {NTFP} ; representative concentration pathways ; species ; distribution modelling ; {AFRIQUE} {SUBSAHARIENNE} ; {ZONE} {TROPICALE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{A}frican {J}ournal of {E}cology}, volume = {[{E}arly access]}, numero = {}, pages = {[13 ]}, ISSN = {0141-6707}, year = {2022}, DOI = {10.1111/aje.13034}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010085345}, }