Species distribution modeling in Latin America: a 25-year retrospective review

N Urbina-Cardona, ME Blair… - Tropical …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Species distribution modeling (SDM) is a booming area of research that has had an
exponential increase in use and development in recent years. We performed a search of …

The area under the precision‐recall curve as a performance metric for rare binary events

HR Sofaer, JA Hoeting… - Methods in Ecology and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Species distribution models are used to study biogeographic patterns and guide decision‐
making. The variable quality of these models makes it critical to assess whether a model's …

Global hidden harvest of freshwater fish revealed by household surveys

E Fluet-Chouinard, S Funge-Smith… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - pnas.org
Consumption of wild-caught freshwater fish is concentrated in low-income countries, where
it makes a critical contribution to food security and livelihoods. Underestimation of inland …

Environmental heterogeneity predicts global species richness patterns better than area

K Udy, M Fritsch, KM Meyer, I Grass… - Global Ecology and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Aim It is widely accepted that biodiversity is influenced by both niche‐related and spatial
processes from local to global scales. Their relative importance, however, is still disputed …

Intraspecific differentiation: Implications for niche and distribution modelling

F Collart, L Hedenäs, O Broennimann… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Mounting evidence suggests that failure of species distribution models to integrate local
adaptation hinders our ability to predict distribution ranges, raising the question of whether …

Flower preferences and pollen transport networks for cavity‐nesting solitary bees: Implications for the design of agri‐environment schemes

CEA Gresty, E Clare, DS Devey, RS Cowan… - Ecology and …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Floral foraging resources are valuable for pollinator conservation on farmland, and their
provision is encouraged by agri‐environment schemes in many countries. Across Europe …

Factors involved in the biogeography of the honey locust tree (Gleditsia triacanthos) invasion at regional scale: an integrative approach

D Romero, B Sosa, A Brazeiro, M Achkar, JC Guerrero - Plant Ecology, 2021 - Springer
Native to the southeastern United States, the honey locust (Gleditsia triacanthos) is an
invasive tree in several South American countries. Since eradication of invasive species is …

Long‐term trends in restoration and associated land treatments in the southwestern United States

SM Copeland, SM Munson, DS Pilliod… - Restoration …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Restoration treatments, such as revegetation with seeding or invasive species removal,
have been applied on US public lands for decades. Temporal trends in these management …

The abundance and distribution of guilds of riparian woody plants change in response to land use and flow regulation

FC Aguiar, P Segurado, MJ Martins… - Journal of Applied …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Many riparian ecosystems in Mediterranean Europe are affected by land use and flow
alteration by dams. We focused on understanding how these stressors and their …

Assessing mammal species richness and occupancy in a Northeast Asian temperate forest shared by cattle

J Feng, Y Sun, H Li, Y **ao, D Zhang… - Diversity and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Asian forests are becoming increasingly degraded and fragmented by the extensive
intensification of anthropogenic activities; these activities threaten wildlife and ecosystem …