Citizen science initiatives have been increasingly used by researchers as a source of
occurrence data to model the distribution of alien species. Since citizen science presence …

This book introduces the key stages of niche-based habitat suitability model building,
evaluation and prediction required for understanding and predicting future patterns of …

Modern computer-intensive statistical methods play a key role in solving many problems
across a wide range of scientific disciplines. This new edition of the bestselling …

Abstract Ensembles of Small Models (ESM) represent a novel strategy for species
distribution modelling with few observations. ESM s are built by calibrating many small …

Aim Predicting the spatial distribution of species assemblages remains an important
challenge in biogeography. Recently, it has been proposed to extend correlative species …

Plants will experience considerable changes in climate within their geographic ranges over
the next several decades. They may respond by exhibiting niche flexibility and adapting to …

Abstract Setting appropriate conservation strategies in a multi-threat world is a challenging
goal, especially because of natural complexity and budget limitations that prevent effective …

Climate change and biological invasions are two major global environmental challenges.
Both may interact, eg via altered impact and distribution of invasive alien species. Even …

Urban environments are important for west European hedgehogs Erinaceus europaeus. The
species has been recorded in 73% of large urban areas throughout its geographic range …

Abstract Purpose of Review Landscape ecology, the study of the complex interactions
between landscapes and ecological processes, has hugely benefited from the increase in …