Using species distribution models at local scale to guide the search of poorly known species: Review, methodological issues and future directions

Mauro Fois, Alba Cuena-Lombraña, Giuseppe Fenu and Gianluigi Bacchetta

Ecological Modelling, 2018, vol. 385, issue C, 124-132

Abstract: Among specific applications of species distribution models (SDMs), the use of SDMs probabilistic maps for guiding field surveys is increasingly applied. This approach is particularly used for poorly known and/or cryptic species in order to better assess their distribution. One of the most interesting aspects of these applications is that predictions could be clearly validated by real data, subsequently obtained in the field. Despite this important difference from other applications, to our knowledge, the efficiency of different algorithms, metrics for model evaluation and algorithm-specific settings have not yet been sufficiently investigated.

Keywords: Ground validation; MaxEnt; Mediterranean flora; Independent presence-absence data; Plant distribution patterns; Regularization multiplier (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2018.07.018

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