The area under the precision‐recall curve as a performance metric for rare binary events
HR Sofaer, JA Hoeting… - Methods in Ecology and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Species distribution models are used to study biogeographic patterns and guide decision‐
making. The variable quality of these models makes it critical to assess whether a model's …
making. The variable quality of these models makes it critical to assess whether a model's …
The effects of small sample size and sample bias on threshold selection and accuracy assessment of species distribution models
WT Bean, R Stafford, JS Brashares - Ecography, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Species distribution models are used for a range of ecological and evolutionary questions,
but often are constructed from few and/or biased species occurrence records. Recent work …
but often are constructed from few and/or biased species occurrence records. Recent work …
Prevalence, thresholds and the performance of presence–absence models
The use of species distribution models to understand and predict species' distributions
necessitates tests of fit to empirical data. Numerous performance metrics have been …
necessitates tests of fit to empirical data. Numerous performance metrics have been …
Selecting pseudo‐absences for species distribution models: How, where and how many?
M Barbet‐Massin, F Jiguet, CH Albert… - Methods in ecology …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Species distribution models are increasingly used to address questions in conservation
biology, ecology and evolution. The most effective species distribution models require data …
biology, ecology and evolution. The most effective species distribution models require data …
Selecting pseudo-absence data for presence-only distribution modeling: how far should you stray from what you know?
An important decision in presence-only species distribution modeling is how to select
background (or pseudo-absence) localities for model parameterization. The selection of …
background (or pseudo-absence) localities for model parameterization. The selection of …
Effects of sample size on the performance of species distribution models
ABSTRACT A wide range of modelling algorithms is used by ecologists, conservation
practitioners, and others to predict species ranges from point locality data. Unfortunately, the …
practitioners, and others to predict species ranges from point locality data. Unfortunately, the …
Evaluating presence‐only species distribution models with discrimination accuracy is uninformative for many applications
Aim Species distribution models are used across evolution, ecology, conservation and
epidemiology to make critical decisions and study biological phenomena, often in cases …
epidemiology to make critical decisions and study biological phenomena, often in cases …
POC plots: calibrating species distribution models with presence‐only data
SJ Phillips, J Elith - Ecology, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Statistical models are widely used for predicting species' geographic distributions and for
analyzing species' responses to climatic and other predictor variables. Their predictive …
analyzing species' responses to climatic and other predictor variables. Their predictive …
Presence-only species distribution models are sensitive to sample prevalence: Evaluating models using spatial prediction stability and accuracy metrics
Species distribution modelling (SDM) is an important tool for ecologists, but different
algorithms and different sampling strategies produce different results. Using virtual species …
algorithms and different sampling strategies produce different results. Using virtual species …
Improving the precision of estimates of the frequency of rare events
The probability of a rare event is usually estimated directly as the number of times the event
occurs divided by the total sample size. Unfortunately, the precision of this estimate is low …
occurs divided by the total sample size. Unfortunately, the precision of this estimate is low …