Climate envelope analyses suggests significant rearrangements in the distribution ranges of Central European tree species

Table 5 Estimated future area changes of tree species composites (%) compared to the period 1961–1990

Tree species composites	Area (10⁶ km²)	Area change (%), RCP 4.5			Area change (%), RCP 8.5
Tree species composites	1961–1990	2011–2040	2041–2070	2071–2100	2011–2040	2041–2070	2071–2100
Fresh conifer	1.51	− 11.8	− 20.5	− 24.8	− 13.3	− 28.8	− 68.9
Fresh mixed conifer-broadleaved	1.34	− 9.3	− 21.8	− 19.4	− 11.4	− 19.2	− 9.6
Fresh broadleaved	0.85	− 39.1	− 60.8	− 69.9	− 48.1	− 73.6	− 74.3
Mesophyll conifer	1.03	− 33.6	− 55.3	− 69.8	− 37.2	− 68.9	− 75.7
Mesophyll broadleaved	0.71	18.3	17.1	21.6	15.2	12.5	− 33.5
Mesophyll mixed conifer-broadleaved	0.17	36.2	− 2.4	− 40.1	− 0.3	− 40.5	− 83.0
Xerophyte conifer	0.43	− 33.9	− 48.3	− 51.5	− 41.2	− 59.4	− 88.6
Xerophyte broadleaved	0.58	27.4	27.2	33.8	30.1	33.6	45.9
Xerophyte mixed conifer-broadleaved	0.15	34.7	50.3	85.2	29.5	97.6	97.0
Undefined	1.91	45.5	90.5	104.7	61.4	114.2	169.5

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