[HTML][HTML] Comparing the performance of global, geographically weighted and ecologically weighted species distribution models for Scottish wildcats using GLM and …

SA Cushman, K Kilshaw, RD Campbell, Z Kaszta… - Ecological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Species distribution modeling has emerged as a foundational method to predict occurrence
and suitability of species in relation to environmental variables to advance ecological …

Host, environment, and anthropogenic factors drive landscape dynamics of an environmentally transmitted pathogen: Sarcoptic mange in the bare‐nosed wombat

EM Ringwaldt, BW Brook, JC Buettel… - Journal of Animal …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding the spatial dynamics and drivers of wildlife pathogens is constrained by
sampling logistics, with implications for advancing the field of landscape epidemiology and …

[HTML][HTML] Simulating multi-scale optimization and variable selection in species distribution modeling

SA Cushman, ZM Kaszta, P Burns, CR Hakkenberg… - Ecological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Species distribution modeling (SDM) is a fundamental tool in theoretical and applied
ecology. However, relatively little is known about the performance of different approaches for …

Machine learning algorithms for the prediction of EUROP classification grade and carcass weight, using 3-dimensional measurements of beef carcasses

H Nisbet, N Lambe, GA Miller… - Frontiers in Animal …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Mechanical grading can be used to objectively classify beef carcasses. Despite
its many benefits, it is scarcely used within the beef industry, often due to infrastructure and …

Unexpected sources of uncertainty in projecting habitat shifts for Arctic shorebirds under climate change

CM Anderson, L Fahrig, J Rausch… - Diversity and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Aim The rapidly changing Arctic is ideal for investigating uncertainties in climate
projections. Despite the challenges of collecting data in this region, an unprecedented large …

[HTML][HTML] Reviving the Arabian leopard: Harnessing historical data to map habitat and pave the way for reintroduction

L Atzeni, A Ilany, E Geffen, SA Cushman, Ż Kaszta… - Biological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Arabian leopard (Panthera pardus nimr) has experienced dramatic range and
population contractions over the last century. Conservation efforts for this felid focused on …

Multi-model assessment of potential natural vegetation to support ecological restoration

M Ci, Q Liu, Y Liu, Q **, J Martinez-Valderrama… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Ecological restoration is imperative for controlling desertification. Potential natural
vegetation (PNV), the theoretical vegetation succession state, can guides near-natural …

Machine learning allows for large-scale habitat prediction of a wide-ranging carnivore across diverse ecoregions

WC O'Malley, LM Elbroch, KA Zeller, P Beier… - Landscape …, 2024 - Springer
Objectives We tested two methods for predicting continental-scale, second-order habitat
selection of a wide-ranging large carnivore, the mountain lion (Puma concolor), to support …

[HTML][HTML] Using AutoML and generative AI to predict the type of wildfire propagation in Canadian conifer forests

S Khanmohammadi, MG Cruz, DDB Perrakis… - Ecological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Accurate prediction of wildfire behaviour is critical for safe and effective fire management
and suppression. This study focused on develo** and evaluating machine learning (ML) …

Cross-realm transferability of species distribution models–Species characteristics and prevalence matter more than modelling methods applied

A Takolander, L Forsblom, S Hellsten, J Ilmonen… - Ecological …, 2025 - Elsevier
Abstract Species Distribution Models (SDMs) are frequently applied in ecological research,
but geographic transferability of SDMs holds major uncertainties. Here, we assess the cross …