Predictions of future biological invasions often rely on the assumption that introduced
species establish only under climatic conditions similar to those in their native range. To …

Species distribution models (SDMs) have proven valuable in filling gaps in our knowledge of
species occurrences. However, despite their broad applicability, SDMs exhibit critical …

The use of correlative ecological niche models has highly increased in the last decade.
Despite all literature and textbooks in this field, few practical guidelines exist on the correct …

Invertebrates constitute the majority of animal species and are critical for ecosystem
functioning and services. Nonetheless, global invertebrate biodiversity patterns and their …

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 …

The ENMTools software package was introduced in 2008 as a platform for making
measurements on environmental niche models (ENMs, frequently referred to as species …

Released 4 years ago, the Wallace EcoMod application (R package wallace) provided an
open‐source and interactive platform for modeling species niches and distributions that …

This book introduces the key stages of niche-based habitat suitability model building,
evaluation and prediction required for understanding and predicting future patterns of …

Fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, is a crop pest native to the Americas, which has
invaded and spread throughout sub-Saharan Africa within two years. Recent estimates of 20 …

Citizen science and spatial ecology analyses can inform species distributions, habitat
preferences, and threats in elusive and endangered species such as seahorses. Through a …