[HTML][HTML] Searching for ecology in species distribution models in the Himalayas

M Bobrowski, J Weidinger, N Schwab, U Schickhoff - Ecological Modelling, 2021 - Elsevier
Modelling species across vast distributions in remote, high mountain regions like the
Himalayas remains a challenging task. Challenges include, first and foremost, large-scale …

Land-use change is associated with multi-century loss of elephant ecosystems in Asia

S de Silva, T Wu, P Nyhus, A Weaver, A Thieme… - Scientific reports, 2023 - nature.com
Understanding historic patterns of land use and land cover change across large temporal
and spatial scales is critical for developing effective biodiversity conservation management …

[HTML][HTML] Mapping human‒wildlife conflict hotspots in a transboundary landscape, Eastern Himalaya

P Sharma, N Chettri, K Uddin, K Wangchuk… - Global Ecology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The Kangchenjunga Landscape, an important repository of biodiversity, faces
several challenges owing to various drivers of change. Human‒wildlife conflict (HWC) is …

Effects of climate, land use, and human population change on human–elephant conflict risk in Africa and Asia

M Guarnieri, G Kumaishi, C Brock… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - National Acad Sciences
Human–wildlife conflict is an important factor in the modern biodiversity crisis and has
negative effects on both humans and wildlife (such as property destruction, injury, or death) …

[HTML][HTML] Drivers of Holocene palsa distribution in North America

RE Fewster, PJ Morris, GT Swindles… - Quaternary Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
Palsas and peat plateaus are climatically sensitive landforms in permafrost peatlands.
Climate envelope models have previously related palsa/peat plateau distributions in Europe …

Effects of climate change and land cover on the distributions of a critical tree family in the Philippines

SEH Pang, JDT De Alban, EL Webb - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Southeast Asian forests are dominated by the tree family Dipterocarpaceae, whose
abundance and diversity are key to maintaining the structure and function of tropical forests …

Importance of spatio–temporal connectivity to maintain species experiencing range shifts

JL Huang, M Andrello, AC Martensen, S Saura… - …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Climate change can affect the habitat resources available to species by changing habitat
quantity, suitability and spatial configuration, which largely determine population persistence …

The recent Asian elephant range expansion in Yunnan, China, is associated with climate change and enforced protection efforts in human-dominated landscapes

D Bai, X Wan, L Zhang, A Campos-Arceiz… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Recently, the northward movement of Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) in Yunnan,
China, has attracted international attention. Climate change or human disturbances have …

Assessment of historical forest cover loss and fragmentation in Asian elephant ranges in India

H Padalia, S Ghosh, CS Reddy, S Nandy… - Environmental …, 2019 - Springer
India is home of the largest remaining population of the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus
L.) in the South and Southeast Asia. The forest loss and fragmentation is the main threat to …

Predicted declines in suitable habitat for greater one‐horned rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) under future climate and land use change scenarios

G Pant, T Maraseni, A Apan, BL Allen - Ecology and Evolution, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Rapidly changing climate is likely to modify the spatial distribution of both flora and fauna.
Land use change continues to alter the availability and quality of habitat and further …