Integrating species distribution modelling into decision-making to inform conservation actions

D Villero, M Pla, D Camps, J Ruiz-Olmo… - Biodiversity and …, 2017 - Springer
Species distribution models (SDMs) have been widely tagged as valuable tools in a variety
of conservation assessments to address pressing conservation problems. However, these …

Avian SDMs: current state, challenges, and opportunities

JO Engler, D Stiels, K Schidelko… - Journal of Avian …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Quantifying species distributions using species distribution models (SDMs) has emerged as
a central method in modern biogeography. These empirical models link species occurrence …

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBAs): the development and characteristics of a global inventory of key sites for biodiversity

PF Donald, LDC Fishpool, A Ajagbe… - Bird Conservation …, 2019 - cambridge.org
Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBAs) are sites identified as being globally important
for the conservation of bird populations on the basis of an internationally agreed set of …

Scale of inference: on the sensitivity of habitat models for wide‐ranging marine predators to the resolution of environmental data

KL Scales, EL Hazen, MG Jacox, CA Edwards… - …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding and predicting the responses of wide‐ranging marine predators such as
cetaceans, seabirds, sharks, turtles, pinnipeds and large migratory fish to dynamic …

[HTML][HTML] Expert-based and correlative models to map habitat quality: Which gives better support to conservation planning?

M Di Febbraro, L Sallustio, M Vizzarri… - Global Ecology and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Biodiversity loss and habitat degradation are big challenges to be tackled by conservation
planning since their effects on both ecological and social-economic systems are remarkably …

Long live Marine Reserves: A review of experiences and benefits

MJ Costello - Biological Conservation, 2014 - Elsevier
This paper reviews the socio-economic, ecological, and conservation experiences during
the establishment of Marine Reserves (no-take Marine Protected Areas (MPA)) in New …

Status and phenology of breeding seabirds and a review of Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas in the British Indian Ocean Territory

P Carr, S Votier, H Koldewey, B Godley… - Bird Conservation …, 2021 - cambridge.org
Seabirds are one of the most threatened avian taxa and are hence a high conservation
priority. Managing seabirds is challenging, requiring conservation actions at sea (eg Marine …

Changing climatic scenarios anticipate dwindling of suitable habitats for endemic species of Himalaya—Predictions of ensemble modelling using Aconitum …

ZA Wani, Q Ridwan, S Khan, S Pant, S Siddiqui… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
In the changing climatic conditions, species distribution modelling is considered as a key
strategy to estimate the probable influence of climatic variabilities on the habitat ranges of …

Understanding the distribution of marine megafauna in the English Channel region: identifying key habitats for conservation within the busiest seaway on earth

CM McClellan, T Brereton, F Dell'Amico, DG Johns… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
The temperate waters of the North-Eastern Atlantic have a long history of maritime resource
richness and, as a result, the European Union is endeavouring to maintain regional …

Predicting the future effectiveness of protected areas for bird conservation in Mediterranean ecosystems under climate change and novel fire regime scenarios

A Regos, M D'Amen, N Titeux… - Diversity and …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Global environmental changes challenge traditional conservation approaches based on
the selection of static protected areas due to their limited ability to deal with the dynamic …