Quantifying species distributions using species distribution models (SDMs) has emerged as
a central method in modern biogeography. These empirical models link species occurrence …

Although numerous species distribution models have been developed, most were based on
insufficient distribution data or used older climate change scenarios. We aimed to quantify …

The isolation of the Southern Ocean after the opening of Drake Passage some 23–25 million
years ago, the formation of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current, the subsequent cooling of the …

Seascape ecology, the marine-centric counterpart to landscape ecology, is rapidly emerging
as an interdisciplinary and spatially explicit ecological science with relevance to marine …

Aim Climate change is altering marine ecosystems worldwide and is most pronounced in the
Arctic. Economic development is increasing leading to more disturbances and pressures on …

The red panda (Ailurus fulgens) is a globally threatened species living in the multi-national
Hindu-Kush Himalaya (HKH) region. It has a declining population trend due to …

The societal need for—and urgency of obtaining—basic information on the distribution of
Arctic marine species and biological communities has dramatically increased in recent …

Habitat suitability models, usually referred to as species distribution models (SDMs), are
widely applied in ecology for many purposes, including species conservation, habitat …

Scientists should ensure that high quality research information is readily available on the
Internet so society is not dependant on less authoritative sources. Many scientific projects …

Climate models predict that by 2050 the Arctic Ocean will be sea ice free each summer.
Removing this barrier between the Atlantic and the Pacific will modify a wide range of …