[HTML][HTML] Biodiversity modeling advances will improve predictions of nature's contributions to people

JM Kass, K Fukaya, W Thuiller, AS Mori - Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 2024 - cell.com
Accurate predictions of ecosystem functions and nature's contributions to people (NCP) are
needed to prioritize environmental protection and restoration in the Anthropocene. However …

Equity and modeling in sustainability science: Examples and opportunities throughout the process

A Giang, MR Edwards, SM Fletcher… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - National Acad Sciences
Equity is core to sustainability, but current interventions to enhance sustainability often fall
short in adequately addressing this linkage. Models are important tools for informing action …

Plankton digital twins—a new research tool

KJ Flynn, R Torres, X Irigoien… - Journal of Plankton …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Digital twins (DT) are simulation models that so closely replicate reality in their behaviour
that experts may believe model output to be real. Plankton offer worthy yet tractable …

Adaptive sampling by citizen scientists improves species distribution model performance: A simulation study

T Mondain‐Monval, M Pocock, S Rolph… - Methods in Ecology …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Volunteer recorders generate large amounts of biodiversity data through citizen science
which is used in conservation planning and policy decision‐making. Unstructured sampling …

Projecting climate change impacts from physics to fisheries: A view from three California Current fisheries

JA Smith, MP Buil, B Muhling, D Tommasi… - Progress in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Motivated by a need for climate-informed living marine resource management, increased
emphasis has been placed on regional end-to-end modeling frameworks designed to …

Integrating equity considerations into agent-based modeling: A conceptual framework and practical guidance

TG Williams, DG Brown, SD Guikema… - Journal of Artificial …, 2022 - info.submit4journal.com
aDepartment of Industrial and Operations Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor,
MI, USA, United States; bSchool of Environmental and Forest Sciences, University of …

[HTML][HTML] A Multi-Criteria decision analysis framework to determine the optimal combination of energy efficiency and indoor air quality schemes for English school …

F Karakas, D Grassie, Y Schwartz, J Dong… - Energy and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Maintaining good Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) in English schools in terms of
overheating and air quality is important for the health and educational performance of …

[HTML][HTML] Modeling Dynamic Systems for Sustainable Development: Equity and modeling in sustainability science: Examples and opportunities throughout the process

A Giang, MR Edwards, SM Fletcher… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Equity is core to sustainability, but current interventions to enhance sustainability often fall
short in adequately addressing this linkage. Models are important tools for informing action …

Urgent climate action is needed to ensure effectiveness of protected areas for biodiversity benefits

AS Mori, A Gonzalez, R Seidl, PB Reich, L Dee… - One Earth, 2024 - cell.com
The intertwined crises of biodiversity loss and climate change pose a significant
sustainability challenge, threatening ecosystems and human well-being globally. Yet, the …

An assessment of vegetation mapping scale for reserve management: does scale of assessment dominate assessment outcomes?

DA Tierney - Biodiversity and Conservation, 2023 - Springer
Scale is a critical factor in biodiversity assessments; assessments at inappropriate scales
can compromise assessments and drive poor management outcomes. A key dataset for …