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 …

There is broad concern that the range shifts of global flora and fauna will not keep up with
climate change, increasing the likelihood of population declines and extinctions. Many …

Biodiversity conservation and human well-being are tightly interlinked. Yet, mismatches in
the scale at which these two priority issues are planned and implemented have exacerbated …

Island biogeography theory posits that species richness increases with island size and
decreases with isolation. This logic underpins much conservation policy and regulation, with …

The distributions of amphibians, birds and mammals have underpinned global and local
conservation priorities, and have been fundamental to our understanding of the …

Protected areas are widely considered essential for biodiversity conservation. However, few
global studies have demonstrated that protection benefits a broad range of species. Here …

Species distribution models (SDM s) are broadly used in ecological and evolutionary
studies. Almost all SDM methods require extensive data preparation in a geographic …

Species distribution models (SDMs) are increasingly proposed to support conservation
decision making. However, evidence of SDMs supporting solutions for on‐ground …

Global warming is forcing many species to shift their distributions upward, causing
consequent changes in the compositions of species that occur at specific locations. This …

Aim Advancement in ecological methods predicting species distributions is a crucial
precondition for deriving sound management actions. Maximum entropy (MaxEnt) models …