The contributions of species to ecosystem functions or services depend not only on their
presence but also on their local abundance. Progress in predictive spatial modelling has …

Species distribution models (SDMs) are important tools for forecasting the potential impacts
of future environmental changes but debate remains over the most robust modelling …

A species abundance distribution (SAD) characterises patterns in the commonness and
rarity of all species within an ecological community. As such, the SAD provides the …

Species abundance distributions (SADs) follow one of ecology's oldest and most universal
laws–every community shows a hollow curve or hyperbolic shape on a histogram with many …

Developing the next‐generation of species distribution modelling (SDM) requires solutions
to a number of widely recognised problems. Here, we address the problem of uncertainty in …

Projections of species' distribution under global change (climatic and environmental) are of
great scientific and societal relevance. They rely on a proper understanding of how …

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

Environmental changes are expected to alter both the distribution and the abundance of
organisms. A disproportionate amount of past work has focused on distribution only, either …

Species' abundances vary in space and time. Describing these patterns is a cornerstone of
macroecology. Moreover, trends in population size are an important criterion for the …

The species abundance distribution (SAD) is one of the most studied patterns in ecology
due to its potential insights into commonness and rarity, community assembly, and patterns …