Machine learning and deep learning—A review for ecologists

M Pichler, F Hartig - Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The popularity of machine learning (ML), deep learning (DL) and artificial intelligence (AI)
has risen sharply in recent years. Despite this spike in popularity, the inner workings of ML …

Impacts of climate change on vegetation pattern: Mathematical modeling and data analysis

GQ Sun, L Li, J Li, C Liu, YP Wu, S Gao, Z Wang… - Physics of Life …, 2022 - Elsevier
Climate change has become increasingly severe, threatening ecosystem stability and, in
particular, biodiversity. As a typical indicator of ecosystem evolution, vegetation growth is …

[HTML][HTML] A comparison of machine learning and statistical species distribution models: Quantifying overfitting supports model interpretation

EC Ramampiandra, A Scheidegger, J Wydler… - Ecological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Species distribution models are commonly applied to predict species responses to
environmental conditions. A wide variety of models with different properties exist that vary in …

[HTML][HTML] Remote sensing in landscape ecology

GM Foody - Landscape Ecology, 2023 - Springer
The Allerton Park workshop essentially defined landscape ecology as a field of study that
cuts across multiple natural and social sciences (Risser et al. 1984). The report on the …

[HTML][HTML] Comparing the performance of global, geographically weighted and ecologically weighted species distribution models for Scottish wildcats using GLM and …

SA Cushman, K Kilshaw, RD Campbell, Z Kaszta… - Ecological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Species distribution modeling has emerged as a foundational method to predict occurrence
and suitability of species in relation to environmental variables to advance ecological …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring nonstationary limiting factors in species habitat relationships

SA Cushman, K Kilshaw, Z Kaszta, RD Campbell… - Ecological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Species distribution modeling is widely used to quantify and predict species-environment
relationships. Most past applications and methods in species distribution modeling assume …

[HTML][HTML] Not seeing the forest for the trees: Generalised linear model out-performs random forest in species distribution modelling for Southeast Asian felids

L Chiaverini, DW Macdonald, AJ Hearn, Ż Kaszta… - Ecological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Species Distribution Models (SDMs) are a powerful tool to derive habitat suitability
predictions relating species occurrence data with habitat features. Two of the most frequently …

Artificial intelligence in ecology: a commentary on a chatbot's perspective

S Reyhani Haghighi… - The Bulletin of the …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The potential of artificial intelligence (AI) to shape research and education is a highly topical
issue. The recent release of ChatGPT (Chat Generative Pre‐trained Transformer) by OpenAI …

Aspects of traditional agricultural landscapes: potential alternative development paths for sustainable agriculture—A review

AG Vasilescu, AI Pleşoianu, I Pătru-Stupariu - Biodiversity and …, 2023 - Springer
In the context of climate change, the decline in biodiversity and current socio-economic
trends, which support the processes of industrialization or abandonment of agricultural land …

[HTML][HTML] Integrating Landscape Pattern Metrics to Map Spatial Distribution of Farmland Soil Organic Carbon on Lower Liaohe Plain of Northeast China

X Liu, Z Bian, Z Sun, C Wang, Z Sun, S Wang, G Wang - Land, 2023 - mdpi.com
Accurate digital mapping of farmland soil organic carbon (SOC) contributes to sustainable
agricultural development and climate change mitigation. Farmland landscape pattern has …