Improving prediction of rare species' distribution from community data.

Scientific Reports
Chongliang ZhangYiping Ren

Abstract

Species distribution models (SDMs) have been increasingly used to predict the geographic distribution of a wide range of organisms; however, relatively fewer research efforts have concentrated on rare species despite their critical roles in biological conservation. The present study tested whether community data may improve modelling rare species by sharing information among common and rare ones. We chose six SDMs that treat community data in different ways, including two traditional single-species models (random forest and artificial neural network) and four joint species distribution models that incorporate species associations implicitly (multivariate random forest and multi-response artificial neural network) or explicitly (hierarchical modelling of species communities and generalized joint attribute model). In addition, we evaluated two approaches of data arrangement, species filtering and conditional prediction, to enhance the selected models. The model predictions were tested using cross validation based on empirical data collected from marine fisheries surveys, and the effects of community data were evaluated by comparing models for six selected rare species. The results demonstrated that the community data improved the...Continue Reading

References

Nov 21, 2000·Journal of Microbiological Methods·I A Basheer, M Hajmeer
Apr 18, 2003·Nature·Anne E Magurran, Peter A Henderson
Aug 15, 2006·Conservation Biology : the Journal of the Society for Conservation Biology·Antoine GuisanNiklaus E Zimmermann
Mar 28, 2009·Ecological Applications : a Publication of the Ecological Society of America·Steven J PhillipsSimon Ferrier
Apr 27, 2011·Ecological Applications : a Publication of the Ecological Society of America·Melanie Gogol-Prokurat
May 31, 2011·Ecology·Otso Ovaskainen, Janne Soininen
Mar 14, 2013·Spatial and Spatio-temporal Epidemiology·Marta BlangiardoHåvard Rue
Oct 19, 2013·Ecology Letters·Antoine GuisanYvonne M Buckley
Jan 23, 2015·Ecology Letters·Johan Ehrlén, William F Morris
Oct 2, 2015·Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society·Manuela D'AmenAntoine Guisan
Nov 1, 2015·Trends in Ecology & Evolution·David I WartonFrancis K C Hui
Mar 11, 2016·Proceedings. Biological Sciences·Kaitlin C MaguireDavid J Lorenz
Apr 5, 2016·Global Change Biology·Philipp BrunMark R Payne
Jul 17, 2018·Trends in Ecology & Evolution·Holly K KindsvaterJason Matthiopoulos
Sep 1, 2018·Trends in Ecology & Evolution·Katherine L YatesAna M M Sequeira

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Aug 8, 2021·Global Change Biology·Jesús RojoJeroen Buters
Sep 27, 2020·Trends in Ecology & Evolution·Laura J PollockWilfried Thuiller

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Software Mentioned

R
gjam
nnet
randomForest
MANN
HMSC
MultivariateRandomForest

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.