Species distribution modeling in the tropics: problems, potentialities, and the role of biological data for effective species conservation

L Cayuela, DJ Golicher, AC Newton… - Tropical …, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
In this paper we aim to investigate the problems and potentialities of species distribution
modeling (SDM) as a tool for conservation planning and policy development and …

Topographic determinants of mobile vertebrate predator hotspots: current knowledge and future directions

PJ Bouchet, JJ Meeuwig, CP Salgado Kent… - Biological …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Despite being identified as a driver of mobile predator aggregations (hotspots) in both
marine and terrestrial environments, topographic complexity has long remained a …

[HTML][HTML] Recent loss of closed forests is associated with Ebola virus disease outbreaks

J Olivero, JE Fa, R Real, AL Márquez, MA Farfán… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Ebola virus disease (EVD) is a contagious, severe and often lethal form of hemorrhagic fever
in humans. The association of EVD outbreaks with forest clearance has been suggested …

Evaluation of consensus methods in predictive species distribution modelling

M Marmion, M Parviainen, M Luoto… - Diversity and …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Spatial modelling techniques are increasingly used in species distribution modelling.
However, the implemented techniques differ in their modelling performance, and some …

New measures for assessing model equilibrium and prediction mismatch in species distribution models

A Márcia Barbosa, R Real, AR Muñoz… - Diversity and …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Models based on species distributions are widely used and serve important
purposes in ecology, biogeography and conservation. Their continuous predictions of …

Assessing the potential range expansion of the exotic monk parakeet in Spain

AR Muñoz, R Real - Diversity and Distributions, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
In this study we determine favourable areas for the monk parakeet, Myiopsitta monachus, in
peninsular Spain to account for its current distribution and predict its future course according …

Spatial heterogeneity in population change of the globally threatened European turtle dove in Spain: The role of environmental favourability and land use

L Moreno‐Zarate, A Estrada, W Peach… - Diversity and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To describe the population trend for European turtle doves in Spain. To identify
favourable and unfavourable areas for the species and to test whether favourability or land …

Worldwide dynamic biogeography of zoonotic and anthroponotic dengue

A Aliaga-Samanez, M Cobos-Mayo… - PLoS Neglected …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Dengue is a viral disease transmitted by mosquitoes. The rapid spread of dengue could lead
to a global pandemic, and so the geographical extent of this spread needs to be assessed …

Tri-axial accelerometry shows differences in energy expenditure and parental effort throughout the breeding season in long-lived raptors

P López-López, AM Perona, O Egea-Casas… - Current …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Cutting-edge technologies are extremely useful to develop new workflows in studying
ecological data, particularly to understand animal behavior and movement trajectories at the …

Where will conflicts between alien and rare species occur after climate and land-use change? A test with a novel combined modelling approach

J Vicente, CF Randin, J Gonçalves, MJ Metzger… - Biological …, 2011 - Springer
Protecting native biodiversity against alien invasive species requires powerful methods to
anticipate these invasions and to protect native species assumed to be at risk. Here, we …