In the last decades, the number of publications dedicated to the application of species
distribution models (SDMs) to invasive alien plants (IAPs) has constantly increased …

Support vector machine (SVM) and maximum entropy (MaxEnt) machine learning
techniques are well suited to model the habitat suitability of species. In this study, SVM and …

Climate change is one of the most significant challenges to biodiversity conservation,
particularly in dry tropical islands, such as the Cabo Verde archipelago where only three …

The influence of climate change and human activities on the distribution and biodiversity of
endangered plants has been a hot topic over recent years. In the future, the use of species …

Abstract Rare, Endemic and Threatened (RET) species with naturally small populations are
always at high risk of extinction, especially during the climate change process. Climate …

Climate change is gaining attention as a major threat to biodiversity. It is expected to further
expand the risk of plant invasion through ecosystem disturbance. Particularly, island …

Jacaranda mimosifolia is regarded as a prized ornamental tree in the urban landscape with
attractive, abundant and long-lasting violet-colored flowers and graceful tree form. It has …

The role of understory plants in native forests is critical for ecosystem function, wildlife
protection and ecosystem productivity. The interest to estimate biodiversity increased during …

Climate change poses one of the most significant challenges to conserve biodiversity,
especially in tropical dry islands, as is the case of Cabo Verde (northeast Atlantic Ocean) …

As one cause for biodiversity loss, invasive alien species are a worldwide threat. However,
exotic woodland can also have an enormous biomass potential. The goal of this study was …