Aim Niche‐based species distribution models (SDMs) are commonly used to predict impacts
of global change on biodiversity, but the reliability of these predictions in space and time …

Background Ixodes ricinus is a species of hard tick that transmits several important diseases
in Europe and North Africa, including Lyme borreliosis and tick-borne encephalitis. Climate …

The arrival and rapid spread of the mosquito-borne viral disease Chikungunya across the
Americas is one of the most significant public health developments of recent years …

Ecological niche modeling (and the related species distribution modeling) has been used as
a tool with which to assess potential impacts of climate change processes on geographic …

Transferability is key to many of the most novel and interesting applications of ecological
niche models, such that maximizing predictive power of model transfers is crucial. Here, we …

Vector-borne diseases are exceptionally sensitive to climate change. Predicting vector
occurrence in specific regions is a challenge that disease control programs must meet in …

Understanding biological invasions is crucial for their control and prevention. Specially,
establishing whether invasive species operate within the constraint of conservative …

This study explores the present day distribution of Lutzomyia longipalpis in relation to
climate, and transfers the knowledge gained to likely future climatic conditions to predict …

Studies of realized niche shift and model transferability in alien species usually ignore the
potential effects of source populations and different invaded-range environments on niche …

Background The South-to-North Water Diversion (SNWD) project is designed to channel
fresh water from the Yangtze River north to more industrialized parts of China. An important …