Search Results - "Ecography (Copenhagen)"

Where is positional uncertainty a problem for species distribution modelling? by Naimi, Babak, Hamm, Nicholas A. S, Groen, Thomas A, Skidmore, Andrew K, Toxopeus, Albertus G

“…Species data held in museum and herbaria, survey data and opportunistically observed data are a substantial information resource. A key challenge in using…”
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sampbias, a method for quantifying geographic sampling biases in species distribution data by Zizka, Alexander, Antonelli, Alexandre, Silvestro, Daniele

“…Geo‐referenced species occurrences from public databases have become essential to biodiversity research and conservation. However, geographical biases are…”
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Environmental filters reduce the effects of sampling bias and improve predictions of ecological niche models by Varela, Sara, Anderson, Robert P, García‐Valdés, Raúl, Fernández‐González, Federico

“…Ecological niche models represent key tools in biogeography but the effects of biased sampling hinder their use. Here, we address the utility of two forms of…”
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virtualspecies, an R package to generate virtual species distributions by Leroy, Boris, Meynard, Christine N., Bellard, Céline, Courchamp, Franck

“…virtualspecies is a freely available package for R designed to generate virtual species distributions, a procedure increasingly used in ecology to improve…”
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Incorporating biotic factors in species distribution modeling: are interactions with soil microbes important? by Bueno de Mesquita, Clifton P., King, Andrew J., Schmidt, Steven K., Farrer, Emily C., Suding, Katharine N.

“…It is increasingly recognized that species distributions are driven by both abiotic factors and biotic interactions. Despite much recent work incorporating…”
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Global distribution and bioclimatic characterization of alpine biomes by Testolin, Riccardo, Attorre, Fabio, Jiménez‐Alfaro, Borja

“…Although there is a general consensus on the distribution and ecological features of terrestrial biomes, the allocation of alpine ecosystems in the global…”
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Changing fish distributions challenge the effective management of European fisheries by Baudron, Alan Ronan, Brunel, Thomas, Blanchet, Marie‐Anne, Hidalgo, Manuel, Chust, Guillem, Brown, Elliot John, Kleisner, Kristin M., Millar, Colin, MacKenzie, Brian R., Nikolioudakis, Nikolaos, Fernandes, Jose A., Fernandes, Paul G.

“…Changes in fish distribution are being observed across the globe. In Europe's Common Fisheries Policy, the share of the catch of each fish stock is split among…”
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A standard protocol for reporting species distribution models by Zurell, Damaris, Franklin, Janet, König, Christian, Bouchet, Phil J., Dormann, Carsten F., Elith, Jane, Fandos, Guillermo, Feng, Xiao, Guillera‐Arroita, Gurutzeta, Guisan, Antoine, Lahoz‐Monfort, José J., Leitão, Pedro J., Park, Daniel S., Peterson, A. Townsend, Rapacciuolo, Giovanni, Schmatz, Dirk R., Schröder, Boris, Serra‐Diaz, Josep M., Thuiller, Wilfried, Yates, Katherine L., Zimmermann, Niklaus E., Merow, Cory

“…Species distribution models (SDMs) constitute the most common class of models across ecology, evolution and conservation. The advent of ready‐to‐use software…”
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Mechanistic insights into the role of large carnivores for ecosystem structure and functioning by Hoeks, Selwyn, Huijbregts, Mark A. J., Busana, Michela, Harfoot, Michael B. J., Svenning, Jens‐Christian, Santini, Luca

“…Large carnivores can exert top–down effects in ecosystems, but the size of these effects are largely unknown. Empirical investigation on the importance of…”
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Resolution in species distribution models shapes spatial patterns of plant multifaceted diversity by Chauvier, Yohann, Descombes, Patrice, Guéguen, Maya, Boulangeat, Louise, Thuiller, Wilfried, Zimmermann, Niklaus E.

“…Species distribution models (SDMs) are statistical tools that relate species observations to environmental conditions to retrieve ecological niches and predict…”
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Spatially explicit models for decision‐making in animal conservation and restoration by Zurell, Damaris, König, Christian, Malchow, Anne‐Kathleen, Kapitza, Simon, Bocedi, Greta, Travis, Justin, Fandos, Guillermo

“…Models are useful tools for understanding and predicting ecological patterns and processes. Under ongoing climate and biodiversity change, they can greatly…”
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Using multi‐scale spatially explicit frameworks to understand the relationship between functional diversity and species richness by Suárez‐Castro, Andrés Felipe, Raymundo, Maia, Bimler, Malyon, Mayfield, Margaret M.

“…Understanding how ecosystem functioning is impacted by global change drivers is a central topic in ecology and conservation science. We need to assess not only…”
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A protocol for reproducible functional diversity analyses by Palacio, Facundo X., Callaghan, Corey T., Cardoso, Pedro, Hudgins, Emma J., Jarzyna, Marta A., Ottaviani, Gianluigi, Riva, Federico, Graco‐Roza, Caio, Shirey, Vaughn, Mammola, Stefano

“…The widespread use of species traits in basic and applied ecology, conservation and biogeography has led to an exponential increase in functional diversity…”
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Diatoms define a novel freshwater biogeography of the Antarctic by Verleyen, Elie, Van de Vijver, Bart, Tytgat, Bjorn, Pinseel, Eveline, Hodgson, Dominic A., Kopalová, Kateřina, Chown, Steven L., Van Ranst, Eric, Imura, Satoshi, Kudoh, Sakae, Van Nieuwenhuyze, Wim, Sabbe, Koen, Vyverman, Wim

“…Terrestrial biota in the Antarctic are more globally distinct and highly structured biogeographically than previously believed, but information on…”
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Ecological drivers of avian community assembly along a tropical elevation gradient by Montaño‐Centellas, Flavia A., Loiselle, Bette A., Tingley, Morgan W.

“…Community assembly theory hypothesizes that two main niche‐based processes act to shape composition and organization of biological assemblages: abiotic…”
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Sampling biases shape our view of the natural world by Hughes, Alice C., Orr, Michael C., Ma, Keping, Costello, Mark J., Waller, John, Provoost, Pieter, Yang, Qinmin, Zhu, Chaodong, Qiao, Huijie

“…Spatial patterns of biodiversity are inextricably linked to their collection methods, yet no synthesis of bias patterns or their consequences exists. As such,…”
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Increasing synergistic effects of habitat destruction and hunting on mammals over three decades in the Gran Chaco by Romero‐Muñoz, Alfredo, Benítez‐López, Ana, Zurell, Damaris, Baumann, Matthias, Camino, Micaela, Decarre, Julieta, Castillo, Hugo, Giordano, Anthony J., Gómez‐Valencia, Bibiana, Levers, Christian, Noss, Andrew J., Quiroga, Verónica, Thompson, J. Jeffrey, Torres, Ricardo, Velilla, Marianela, Weiler, Andrea, Kuemmerle, Tobias

“…Habitat destruction and overexploitation are the main threats to biodiversity and where they co‐occur, their combined impact is often larger than their…”
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Artificial nightlight alters the predator–prey dynamics of an apex carnivore by Ditmer, Mark A., Stoner, David C., Francis, Clinton D., Barber, Jesse R., Forester, James D., Choate, David M., Ironside, Kirsten E., Longshore, Kathleen M., Hersey, Kent R., Larsen, Randy T., McMillan, Brock R., Olson, Daniel D., Andreasen, Alyson M., Beckmann, Jon P., Holton, P. Brandon, Messmer, Terry A., Carter, Neil H.

“…Artificial nightlight is increasingly recognized as an important environmental disturbance that influences the habitats and fitness of numerous species…”
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ENMTools 1.0: an R package for comparative ecological biogeography by Warren, Dan L., Matzke, Nicholas J., Cardillo, Marcel, Baumgartner, John B., Beaumont, Linda J., Turelli, Michael, Glor, Richard E., Huron, Nicholas A., Simões, Marianna, Iglesias, Teresa L., Piquet, Julien C., Dinnage, Russell

“…The ENMTools software package was introduced in 2008 as a platform for making measurements on environmental niche models (ENMs, frequently referred to as…”
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RangeShifter 2.0: an extended and enhanced platform for modelling spatial eco‐evolutionary dynamics and species' responses to environmental changes by Bocedi, Greta, Palmer, Stephen C. F., Malchow, Anne‐Kathleen, Zurell, Damaris, Watts, Kevin, Travis, Justin M. J.

“…Process‐based models are becoming increasingly used tools for understanding how species are likely to respond to environmental changes and to potential…”
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