Species distribution models rarely predict the biology of real populations

J A. Lee‐Yaw, J L. McCune, S Pironon, S N. Sheth - Ecography, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Species distribution models (SDMs) are widely used in ecology. In theory, SDMs capture (at
least part of) species' ecological niches and can be used to make inferences about the …

The seas around China in a warming climate

F Wang, X Li, X Tang, X Sun, J Zhang, D Yang… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2023 - nature.com
Anthropogenic forcings have led to multifaceted changes in the seas around China, which
include the Bohai, Yellow, East China and South China Seas, affecting the functions and …

Co‐occurrence is not evidence of ecological interactions

FG Blanchet, K Cazelles, D Gravel - Ecology Letters, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
There is a rich amount of information in co‐occurrence (presence–absence) data that could
be used to understand community assembly. This proposition first envisioned by Forbes …

Macroclimate data overestimate range shifts of plants in response to climate change

IMD Maclean, R Early - Nature Climate Change, 2023 - nature.com
Current conservation policy has been shaped by the expectation that, for many species,
places with suitable climate will lie outside their current range, thus leading to predictions of …

A comparison between Ensemble and MaxEnt species distribution modelling approaches for conservation: A case study with Egyptian medicinal plants

E Kaky, V Nolan, A Alatawi, F Gilbert - Ecological Informatics, 2020 - Elsevier
Understanding the relationship between the geographical distribution of taxa and their
environmental conditions is a key concept in ecology and conservation. The use of …

Future temperature extremes threaten land vertebrates

G Murali, T Iwamura, S Meiri, U Roll - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
The frequency, duration, and intensity of extreme thermal events are increasing and are
projected to further increase by the end of the century,. Despite the considerable …

[HTML][HTML] Present and future Köppen-Geiger climate classification maps at 1-km resolution

HE Beck, NE Zimmermann, TR McVicar, N Vergopolan… - Scientific data, 2018 - nature.com
We present new global maps of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification at an
unprecedented 1-km resolution for the present-day (1980–2016) and for projected future …

Ecological niche models and species distribution models in marine environments: A literature review and spatial analysis of evidence

SM Melo-Merino, H Reyes-Bonilla, A Lira-Noriega - Ecological Modelling, 2020 - Elsevier
In recent years, the use of ecological niche models (ENMs) and species distribution models
(SDMs) to explore the patterns and processes behind observed distribution of species has …

Standards for distribution models in biodiversity assessments

MB Araújo, RP Anderson, A Márcia Barbosa… - Science …, 2019 - science.org
Demand for models in biodiversity assessments is rising, but which models are adequate for
the task? We propose a set of best-practice standards and detailed guidelines enabling …

[КНИГА][B] Joint species distribution modelling: With applications in R

O Ovaskainen, N Abrego - 2020 - books.google.com
Joint species distribution modelling (JSDM) is a fast-develo** field and promises to
revolutionise how data on ecological communities are analysed and interpreted. Written for …