Biodiversity studies rely heavily on estimates of species' distributions often obtained through
ecological niche modelling. Numerous software packages exist that allow users to model …

Correlational ecological niche models have seen intensive use and exploration as a means
of estimating the limits of actual and potential geographic distributions of species, yet their …

Recent published evidence indicates a negative correlation between density of populations
and the distance of their environments to a suitably defined 'niche centroid'. This empirical …

Most ecological studies require knowledge of animal abundance, but it can be challenging
and destructive of habitat to obtain accurate density estimates for cryptic species, such as …

Context Large carnivores are crucial to ecosystem functioning, as they enhance the
biodiversity of the native communities in which they live. However, most large carnivores are …

Correlative estimates of fundamental niches are gaining momentum as an alternative to
predict species' abundances, particularly via the abundant niche-centroid hypothesis (an …

Aim (1) To evaluate whether geographic variation in population abundance of a widespread
mammal (Pecari tajacu) is related to its location with respect to the centroid of its ecological …

Correlative ecological niche models have been widely used to infer the organisms'
environmental suitability; nevertheless, the relationship between this estimated suitability …

Habitat suitability calculated from species distribution models (SDMs) has been used to
assess population performance, but empirical studies have provided weak or inconclusive …

Along with other human impacts, climate change is an important driver of biological changes
worldwide and is expected to severely affect species distributions. Although dramatic range …