Machine learning and deep learning—A review for ecologists

M Pichler, F Hartig - Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The popularity of machine learning (ML), deep learning (DL) and artificial intelligence (AI)
has risen sharply in recent years. Despite this spike in popularity, the inner workings of ML …

Applications for deep learning in ecology

S Christin, É Hervet, N Lecomte - Methods in Ecology and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
A lot of hype has recently been generated around deep learning, a novel group of artificial
intelligence approaches able to break accuracy records in pattern recognition. Over the …

Predictive performance of presence‐only species distribution models: a benchmark study with reproducible code

R Valavi, G Guillera‐Arroita… - Ecological …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Species distribution modeling (SDM) is widely used in ecology and conservation. Currently,
the most available data for SDM are species presence‐only records (available through …

Global protected areas as refuges for amphibians and reptiles under climate change

C Mi, L Ma, M Yang, X Li, S Meiri, U Roll… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Protected Areas (PAs) are the cornerstone of biodiversity conservation. Here, we
collated distributional data for> 14,000 (~ 70% of) species of amphibians and reptiles …

[КНИГА][B] Habitat suitability and distribution models: with applications in R

A Guisan, W Thuiller, NE Zimmermann - 2017 - books.google.com
This book introduces the key stages of niche-based habitat suitability model building,
evaluation and prediction required for understanding and predicting future patterns of …

Digital soil map** algorithms and covariates for soil organic carbon map** and their implications: A review

S Lamichhane, L Kumar, B Wilson - Geoderma, 2019 - Elsevier
This article reviews the current research and applications of various digital soil map**
(DSM) techniques used to map Soil Organic Carbon (SOC) concentration and stocks …

On the selection of thresholds for predicting species occurrence with presence‐only data

C Liu, G Newell, M White - Ecology and evolution, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Presence‐only data present challenges for selecting thresholds to transform species
distribution modeling results into binary outputs. In this article, we compare two recently …

A comparative assessment of support vector regression, artificial neural networks, and random forests for predicting and map** soil organic carbon stocks across an …

K Were, DT Bui, ØB Dick, BR Singh - Ecological Indicators, 2015 - Elsevier
Soil organic carbon (SOC) is a key indicator of ecosystem health, with a great potential to
affect climate change. This study aimed to develop, evaluate, and compare the performance …

New approaches for delineating n‐dimensional hypervolumes

B Blonder, CB Morrow, B Maitner… - Methods in Ecology …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Hutchinson's n‐dimensional hypervolume concept underlies many applications in
contemporary ecology and evolutionary biology. Estimating hypervolumes from sampled …

[HTML][HTML] Machine learning in crop yield modelling: A powerful tool, but no surrogate for science

G Lischeid, H Webber, M Sommer, C Nendel… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2022 - Elsevier
Provisioning a sufficient stable source of food requires sound knowledge about current and
upcoming threats to agricultural production. To that end machine learning approaches were …