Abstract Blacklegged ticks (Ixodes scapularis Say) pose an enormous public health risk in
eastern North America as the vector responsible for transmitting 7 human pathogens …

Loss of native habitat has been identified as one of the crucial drivers of the growing
biodiversity crisis, acting toward the deleterious effects on individual fitness, functional …

Climate-only species distribution models are commonly used to evaluate a species'
vulnerability to future climate change. However, these models may overestimate a species' …

Cetaceans are considered bioindicators of the health state of marine ecosystems owing to
their wide distribution across the different aquatic ecosystems in the world and their …

There is an increasing need for ecosystem‐level distribution models (EDMs) and a better
understanding of which factors affect their quality. We investigated how the performance and …

Over the past few years, predicting species spatial distributions has been recognized as a
powerful tool for studying biological invasions in conservation biology and planning …

An understanding of species-environmental relationships is invaluable for effective
conservation and management under anthropogenic climate change, especially for …

Predictive modelling is fundamental to ecology and essential for objective biodiversity
assessment. However, while predictive biodiversity models are generally well‐developed …

Recently, much work has been put into improving species distribution models, especially for
systematic conservation planning for important ecosystems. Understanding fish spawning …

As an island nation, Ireland needs to ensure effective management measures to protect
marine ecosystems and their services, such as the provision of fishery resources. The …