Is my species distribution model fit for purpose? Matching data and models to applications

G Guillera‐Arroita, JJ Lahoz‐Monfort… - Global ecology and …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Species distribution models (SDM s) are used to inform a range of ecological,
biogeographical and conservation applications. However, users often underestimate the …

Modelling of species distributions, range dynamics and communities under imperfect detection: advances, challenges and opportunities

G Guillera‐Arroita - Ecography, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Building useful models of species distributions requires attention to several important issues,
one being imperfect detection of species. Data sets of species detections are likely to suffer …

Outstanding challenges and future directions for biodiversity monitoring using citizen science data

A Johnston, E Matechou… - Methods in Ecology and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
There is increasing availability and use of unstructured and semi‐structured citizen science
data in biodiversity research and conservation. This expansion of a rich source of 'big …

[PDF][PDF] Two alternative evaluation metrics to replace the true skill statistic in the assessment of species distribution models

RF Wunderlich, YP Lin, J Anthony… - Nature …, 2019 - natureconservation.pensoft.net
Model evaluation metrics play a critical role in the selection of adequate species distribution
models for conservation and for any application of species distribution modelling (SDM) in …

Sustainable Tourism as a Driving force of the Tourism Industry in a Post-COVID-19 Scenario

B Palacios-Florencio, L Santos-Roldán… - Social indicators …, 2021 - Springer
The tourism industry is probably one of the most affected by the crisis caused by Covid-19. It
is the responsibility of politicians, tourism professionals and researchers to look for solutions …

The recent past and promising future for data integration methods to estimate species' distributions

DAW Miller, K Pacifici, JS Sanderlin… - Methods in Ecology …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
With the advance of methods for estimating species distribution models has come an interest
in how to best combine datasets to improve estimates of species distributions. This has …

Snapshot Serengeti, high-frequency annotated camera trap images of 40 mammalian species in an African savanna

A Swanson, M Kosmala, C Lintott, R Simpson, A Smith… - Scientific data, 2015 - nature.com
Camera traps can be used to address large-scale questions in community ecology by
providing systematic data on an array of wide-ranging species. We deployed 225 camera …

Replication levels, false presences and the estimation of the presence/absence from eDNA metabarcoding data

GF Ficetola, J Pansu, A Bonin… - Molecular ecology …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding is increasingly used to study the present and
past biodiversity. eDNA analyses often rely on amplification of very small quantities or …

A gentle introduction to camera‐trap data analysis

R Sollmann - African Journal of Ecology, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Camera traps are increasingly used to study wildlife ecology and inform conservation, but
valid inference depends on appropriate data analysis. This article introduces the most …

Selecting pseudo‐absences for species distribution models: How, where and how many?

M Barbet‐Massin, F Jiguet, CH Albert… - Methods in ecology …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Species distribution models are increasingly used to address questions in conservation
biology, ecology and evolution. The most effective species distribution models require data …