After decades of extensive surveying, knowledge of the global distribution of species still
remains inadequate for many purposes. In the short to medium term, such knowledge is …

Predictive modelling of species geographical distributions is a thriving ecological and
biogeographical discipline. Major advances in its conceptual foundation and applications …

Many estimation and inference problems arising from large‐scale animal surveys are
focused on develo** an understanding of patterns in abundance or occurrence of a …

Species distribution models (SDM s) are now being widely used in ecology for management
and conservation purposes across terrestrial, freshwater, and marine realms. The increasing …

Species distribution models often use climate data to assess contemporary and/or future
ranges for animal or plant species. Land use and land cover (LULC) data are important …

Climate change is a serious challenge faced by all plant and animal species. Climate
change vulnerability assessments (CCVA s) are one method to assess risk and are …

Bird counts by community volunteers provide valuable information about the conservation
needs of many bird species. The statistical modeling techniques commonly used to analyze …

Grassland birds are declining faster than any other bird guild across North America.
Shrinking ranges and population declines are attributed to widespread habitat loss and …

A fundamental challenge to understanding patterns in ecological systems lies in employing
methods that can analyse, test and draw inference from measured associations between …

Globally, agriculture is the greatest source of threat to biodiversity, through both ongoing
conversion of natural habitat and intensification of existing farmland. Land sparing and land …