Circuit‐theory applications to connectivity science and conservation

BG Dickson, CM Albano, R Anantharaman… - Conservation …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Conservation practitioners have long recognized ecological connectivity as a global priority
for preserving biodiversity and ecosystem function. In the early years of conservation …

The future of species under climate change: resilience or decline?

C Moritz, R Agudo - science, 2013 - science.org
As climates change across already stressed ecosystems, there is no doubt that species will
be affected, but to what extent and which will be most vulnerable remain uncertain. The …

A quantitative synthesis of the importance of variables used in MaxEnt species distribution models

J Bradie, B Leung - Journal of Biogeography, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To synthesize the species distribution modelling (SDM) literature to inform which
variables have been used in MaxEnt models for different taxa and to quantify how frequently …

The influence of gene flow on species tree estimation: a simulation study

AD Leaché, RB Harris, B Rannala, Z Yang - Systematic biology, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Gene flow among populations or species and incomplete lineage sorting (ILS) are two
evolutionary processes responsible for generating gene tree discordance and therefore …

Applications of species distribution modeling to paleobiology

JC Svenning, C Fløjgaard, KA Marske… - Quaternary Science …, 2011 - Elsevier
Species distribution modeling (SDM: statistical and/or mechanistic approaches to the
assessment of range determinants and prediction of species occurrence) offers new …

Circuitscape in Julia: empowering dynamic approaches to connectivity assessment

KR Hall, R Anantharaman, VA Landau, M Clark… - Land, 2021 - mdpi.com
The conservation field is experiencing a rapid increase in the amount, variety, and quality of
spatial data that can help us understand species movement and landscape connectivity …

Hotspots within hotspots: Endemic plant richness, environmental drivers, and implications for conservation

EM Cañadas, G Fenu, J Peñas, J Lorite, E Mattana… - Biological …, 2014 - Elsevier
Detecting smaller hotspots within larger hotspots could be an essential tool to focus
conservation efforts. In this study, we identified hotspots at two scales of analysis within the …

Deep diversification and long-term persistence in the South American 'dry diagonal': integrating continent-wide phylogeography and distribution modeling of geckos

FP Werneck, T Gamble, GR Colli, MT Rodrigues… - …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
The relative influence of Neogene geomorphological events and Quaternary climatic
changes as causal mechanisms on Neotropical diversification remains largely speculative …

No link between population isolation and speciation rate in squamate reptiles

S Singhal, GR Colli, MR Grundler… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Rates of species formation vary widely across the tree of life and contribute to massive
disparities in species richness among clades. This variation can emerge from differences in …

Lines in the land: a review of evidence for eastern Australia's major biogeographical barriers to closed forest taxa

LM Bryant, MN Krosch - Biological Journal of the Linnean …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
The influence of climatic changes occurring since the late Miocene on Australia's eastern
mesic ecosystems has received significant attention over the past 20 years. In particular, the …