Searching for ecology in species distribution models in the Himalayas

Maria Bobrowski, Johannes Weidinger, Niels Schwab and Udo Schickhoff

Ecological Modelling, 2021, vol. 458, issue C

Abstract: Modelling species across vast distributions in remote, high mountain regions like the Himalayas remains a challenging task. Challenges include, first and foremost, large-scale sampling of species occurrences and acquisition of sufficient high quality, fine-scale environmental parameters. We compiled a review of 157 Himalayan studies published between 2010 and 2021, aiming at identifying their main modelling objective in relation to the conceptualization of their methodological framework, evaluating origin of species occurrence data, taxonomic groups, spatial and temporal scale, selection of predictor variables and applied modelling algorithms. The majority of the analysed studies (40%) attempted to answer questions about potential range changes under future or past climatic conditions. The most studied organisms were trees (27%), followed by mammals (22%), herbaceous plants (20%), and birds (9%).

Keywords: Ecological niche models; Evaluation input parameters; High elevation habitats; Model challenges; Model comparison; Modelling mountain species (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2021.109693

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