Among specific applications of species distribution models (SDMs), the use of SDMs
probabilistic maps for guiding field surveys is increasingly applied. This approach is …

Understanding the relationship between the geographical distribution of taxa and their
environmental conditions is a key concept in ecology and conservation. The use of …

Modelling species across vast distributions in remote, high mountain regions like the
Himalayas remains a challenging task. Challenges include, first and foremost, large-scale …

The aim of the current study is to map landslide susceptibility over the Ziarat watershed in
the Golestan Province, Iran, using Maximum Entropy (ME), as a machine learning model …

Models of species ecological niches and geographic distributions now represent a widely
used tool in ecology, evolution, and biogeography. However, the very common situation of …

The amphibian chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) is a skin pathogen that
can cause the emerging infectious disease chytridiomycosis in susceptible species. It has …

Defining species' niches is central to understanding their distributions and is thus
fundamental to basic ecology and climate change projections. Ecological niche models …

Aim Knowledge of species geographical distributions is critical for many ecological and
evolutionary questions and underpins effective conservation decision‐making, yet it is …

Understanding species spatial occurrence patterns and their environmental dependence is
one of the fundamental goals in ecology and evolution. Often, occurrence models are built …

Biological invasions represent a major threat for biodiversity and agriculture. Despite efforts
to restrict the spread of alien species, preventing their introduction remains the best strategy …