An overview of recent remote sensing and GIS based research in ecological informatics

DS Boyd, GM Foody - Ecological informatics, 2011 - Elsevier
This article provides an overview of some of the recent research in ecological informatics
involving remote sensing and GIS. Attention focuses on a selected range of issues including …

Predicting suitable habitat for the cold-water coral Lophelia pertusa (Scleractinia)

AJ Davies, M Wisshak, JC Orr, JM Roberts - Deep Sea Research Part I …, 2008 - Elsevier
Ecological-niche factor analysis (ENFA) was applied to the reef framework-forming cold-
water coral Lophelia pertusa. The environmental tolerances of this species were assessed …

Application of a Random Forest algorithm to predict spatial distribution of the potential yield of Ruditapes philippinarum in the Venice lagoon, Italy

S Vincenzi, M Zucchetta, P Franzoi, M Pellizzato… - Ecological …, 2011 - Elsevier
We present a modelling framework that combines machine learning techniques and
Geographic Information Systems to support the management of an important aquaculture …

Carnivore biodiversity in Tanzania: revealing the distribution patterns of secretive mammals using camera traps

N Pettorelli, AL Lobora, MJ Msuha, C Foley… - Animal …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Biodiversity monitoring is critical to assess the effectiveness of management activities and
policy change, particularly in the light of accelerating impacts of environmental change, and …

Prediction of wild pistachio ecological niche using machine learning models

JM Damaneh, J Ahmadi, S Rahmanian… - Ecological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Observing vegetation dynamics and determining optimum conditions for tree species are
important for the long-term habitat conservation. In this study we evaluate the environmental …

Climatic refugia boosted allopatric diversification in western Mediterranean vipers

F Martínez‐Freiría, I Freitas, MAL Zuffi… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Aim The ecological dimension of evolutionary processes has been scarcely addressed in
phylogeographic studies. We reconstruct the historical biogeography of Western …

GIS‐based niche models identify environmental correlates sustaining a contact zone between three species of European vipers

F Martínez‐Freiría, N Sillero, M Lizana… - Diversity and …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
The current range of European vipers is mostly parapatric but local‐scale allopatric
distribution is common and few cases of sympatry are known. In the High Course of Ebro …

GIS: biodiversity applications

GM Foody - Progress in physical geography, 2008 - journals.sagepub.com
Geographical information science (GIS) has played an increasing role in biogeography over
the last decade. In this period, for example, the number of papers using GIS published in the …

Upward altitudinal shifts in habitat suitability of mountain vipers since the last glacial maximum

M Yousefi, M Ahmadi, E Nourani, R Behrooz… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
We determined the effects of past and future climate changes on the distribution of the
Montivipera raddei species complex (MRC) that contains rare and endangered viper …

Biogeography and conservation of viperids from North-West Africa: an application of ecological niche-based models and GIS

JC Brito, S Fahd, P Geniez, F Martínez-Freiría… - Journal of Arid …, 2011 - Elsevier
North-West Africa is an outstanding region to study biogeographic patterns in biodiversity
distribution. This study identifies biogeographic affinities and areas of probable occurrence …