Visual Simulations Correlate Plant Functional Trait Distribution with Elevation and Temperature in the Cairngorm Mountains of Scotland

摘要

This work demonstrates the utilization of R and the interactive Shiny application in RStudio to visualize and simulate changes in alpine plant and functional trait distribution in correlation with temperature data. In the RAPT (Researching Alpine Plant Traits) project, we collected field data on species and trait distribution along an elevational gradient of Sgòran Dubh Mòr in Scotland's Cairngorm Mountains. Visualization of the data were plotted onto Google Maps in Shiny to represent plant trait data evaluated with temperature data. Visual and interactive R Shiny models are valuable in illustrating and predicting the effects of temperature change on alpine plants.