Random forests to evaluate biotic interactions in fish distribution models

P Vezza, R Muñoz-Mas, F Martinez-Capel… - … Modelling & Software, 2015 - Elsevier
Previous research indicated that high predictive performance in species distribution
modelling can be obtained by combining both biotic and abiotic habitat variables. However …

A comparison of artificial neural networks and random forests to predict native fish species richness in Mediterranean rivers

EJ Olaya-Marín, F Martínez-Capel… - … and Management of …, 2013 - kmae-journal.org
Machine learning (ML) techniques have become important to support decision making in
management and conservation of freshwater aquatic ecosystems. Given the large number of …

Automated fluvial hydromorphology mapping from airborne remote sensing

RD Hedger, MP Gosselin - River Research and Applications, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Mapping fluvial hydromorphology is an important part of defining river habitat. Mapping via
field sampling or hydraulic modeling is however time consuming, and mapping …

[HTML][HTML] Drivers of Macroinvertebrate Communities in Mediterranean Rivers: A Mesohabitat Approach

JD Alcaraz-Hernández, J Sánchez-Hernández… - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
We investigated the relationship between benthic macroinvertebrate community attributes
(richness, abundance, biodiversity, and climate-specific and resistance forms) and the …

[HTML][HTML] On species distribution modelling, spatial scales and environmental flow assessment with Multi–Layer Perceptron Ensembles: A case study on the redfin …

R Muñoz-Mas, F Martínez-Capel… - Limnologica, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Inconsistent performance of Species Distribution Models (SDMs), which may
depend on several factors such as the initial conditions or the applied modelling technique …

[PDF][PDF] Habitat hydraulic modelling for environmental flow restoration in upland streams in Greece

C Papadaki, L Ntoanidis, S Zogaris… - … on Protection and …, 2014 - academia.edu
The aim of this study is to apply a state-of-the-art methodology for the estimation of
environmental flows by predicting how different in-stream flows affect fish microhabitats. A …

Spatial validation of submerged fluvial topographic models by mesohabitat units

CA Puig-Mengual, AS Woodget… - … Journal of Remote …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Mapping the streambed morphology is crucial for understanding fluvial forms and
processes, for advancing both our knowledge and best management practice of riverine …

Can multilayer perceptron ensembles model the ecological niche of freshwater fish species?

R Muñoz-Mas, F Martinez-Capel… - Ecological …, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract The potential of Multilayer Perceptron (MLP) Ensembles to explore the ecology of
freshwater fish species was tested by applying the technique to redfin barbel (Barbus haasi …

[PDF][PDF] Evaluation of streamflow habitat relationships using habitat suitability curves and HEC-RAS

C Papadaki, V Bellos, M Stoumboudi, G Kopsiaftis… - Eur. Water, 2017 - ewra.net
Habitat Suitability Curves (HSCs) were developed for two freshwater fish species, namely
Salmo pelagonicus and Barbus balcanicus, using microhabitat data obtained at a …

A cost-effective approach to predict dynamic variation of mesohabitats at the river scale in Norwegian systems

R Casas-Mulet, K Alfredsen… - … journal of river basin …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
This paper presents a cost-effective approach to predict dynamic variation of mesohabitat
classes or hydromorphological units (HMUs) in the context of a peaking scenario. Predicting …