SDM model for the Caribbean spiny pocket mouse Source: Radosavljevic, A. and R. P. Anderson. 2014. J. Biogeogr 41:629-643 We are organising the 5th edition of the course “Species distributions models: concepts, methods, applications, and challenges”, which introduces the fundamental concepts underpinning ecological niche models (ENM), describing some of the most prominent methods currently in . . . [ Read More ]
2017 Species Distributions Modelling Course
SDM model for the Caribbean spiny pocket mouse Source: Radosavljevic, A. and R. P. Anderson. 2014. J. Biogeogr 41:629-643 We are organising the 4th edition of the course “Species distributions models: concepts, methods, applications, and challenges”, which introduces the fundamental concepts underpinning ecological niche models (ENM), describing some of the most prominent methods currently in . . . [ Read More ]
Report: Improving GBIF-mediated data for distribution modelling
Miguel Araújo participated in the group of experts tasked with helping to improve the usefulness of GBIF-mobilized data for distribution modelling research. The report has just been published. The report summarizes survey results drawn from the distribution modelling research community and the group’s own views. ‘Frontiers of Biodiversity Informatics and Modelling Species Distributions’, a . . . [ Read More ]
sdm R – New platform for species distributions modelling
Ecography has just published a new software not article by Babak Naimi and Miguel Araújo featuring the new sdm R platform for species distributions modelling. Sdm R is an object-oriented, reproducible and extensible, platform for running models of species distribtions. It uses individual species and community-based approaches, enabling ensembles of models to be fitted and evaluated, to . . . [ Read More ]
Araújo’s talk at the Mexican Ecology Conference
Simposium "Avances conceptuales y metodológicos de la teoría del nicho ecológico". Title of talk: "The A and B factor in species distributions modelling" . . . [ Read More ]
2016 Course on Species Distributions Modelling
SDM model for the Caribbean spiny pocket mouse Source: Radosavljevic, A. and R. P. Anderson. 2014. J. Biogeogr 41:629-643 We are organising the 3rd edition of the course “Species distributions models: concepts, methods, applications, and challenges”, which introduces the fundamental concepts underpinning ecological niche models (ENM), describing some of the most prominent methods currently in . . . [ Read More ]
How complex should models be?
Photo by Stef Lewandowski and licensed under creative commons There is a longstanding discussion about the degree of model complexity that species distributions models have to have in order to maximise the usefulness of the predictions. A discussion that started with observations that more complex models were fitting species distributions data better than simpler models. See for example, . . . [ Read More ]
2015 Course on Species Distributions Modelling
SDM model for the Caribbean spiny pocket mouse Source: Radosavljevic, A. and R. P. Anderson. 2014. J. Biogeogr 41:629-643 We are organising a new course on “Species distributions models: concepts, methods, applications, and challenges”, which aims to introduce the fundamental concepts underpinning ecological niche models (ENM), describe the methods currently in use, and discuss the strengths . . . [ Read More ]
New Marie Curie Fellow – Miguel Matias
Congratulations to Miguel Matias who just started a Marie Curie Fellowship at Miguel Araújo lab. Miguel is an ecologist trying to understand the mechanisms underlying species’ responses to changes in their natural habitats. His research integrates empirical, experimental and theoretical approaches ranging from bacterial microcosms to macro-ecological models (see his publications here). In 2011, . . . [ Read More ]
Rogier Hintzen obtained a PhD studentship
Congratulations to Rogier Hintzen who obtained a PhD studentship within Imperial College Doctoral Training Programme on Science and Solutions for a Changing Planet, funded through NERC and the Grantham Institute for Climate Change and the Environment. Rogier's project will focus on improving understanding of complex dynamics of communities under climate change. Rogier will be primarily based at . . . [ Read More ]