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Wei Xu, Jingwei Jin, Jimin Cheng
Summary: The study simulated the potential distribution of economic forest trees, Malus pumila and Prunus armeniaca, in the Loess Plateau under current and future climate scenarios. It was found that bioclimatic, topographic, and soil variables played a significant role in defining the distribution of these trees. In the future, the suitable habitats for Malus pumila are expected to decrease, while those for Prunus armeniaca are predicted to increase due to climate change.
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Fisheries
Anna-Leena Downie, Nils Piechaud, Kerry Howell, Christopher Barrio Frojan, Mar Sacau, Andrew Kenny
Summary: This study investigates the impact of bottom fishing intensity on the distribution and biomass of Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems. The inclusion of fishing pressure as a predictive term significantly improves model performance, providing a more accurate picture of the current distribution of VMEs in the study area. The pre-fishing scenario predictions also identify areas of suitable habitat impacted by fishing activities.
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(2021)
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V. Lauria, D. Massi, F. Fiorentino, G. Milisenda, T. Cillari
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SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Marta Ribo, Helen Macdonald, Sally J. Watson, Jenny R. Hillman, Lorna J. Strachan, Simon F. Thrush, Joshu J. Mountjoy, Mark G. Hadfield, Geoffroy Lamarche
Summary: This study integrates seabed mapping, oceanographic modelling, hydrographic records, and biological observations to provide high-resolution prediction of filter-feeder habitat distribution within Queen Charlotte Sound/Totaranui and Tory Channel/Kura Te Au, South Island of New Zealand. The results reveal that filter-feeder habitat distribution is highly influenced by hydrodynamics and sedimentary processes apart from seafloor geomorphology, demonstrating the importance of a multidisciplinary approach in predicting the spatial distribution of benthic communities.
MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2021)
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Fisheries
Paul E. Brewin, Thomas J. Farrugia, Chris Jenkins, Paul Brickle
Summary: This study highlights the significant impact of Patagonian toothfish bottom-set longline fishing on vulnerable marine ecosystems in areas beyond national jurisdiction. Strengthening regional high-seas fishing governance and monitoring procedures is recommended to protect marine ecosystems.
ICES JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE
(2021)
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Biodiversity Conservation
Tian Liu, Zhigang Jiang, Wei Wang, Guangyao Wang, Xiangrong Song, Aichun Xu, Chunlin Li
Summary: Habitat loss and degradation pose a significant threat to global biodiversity. This study examines the changes in population size and habitat suitability of the Przewalski's gazelle, an endangered species endemic to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in China. The findings indicate an increase in overall population size but declines in some subpopulations, which are related to changes in habitat suitability. To effectively protect the wild populations of Przewalski's gazelle, continuous monitoring, ecological corridor construction, and improvement of conservation systems are recommended.
GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION
(2023)
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Ecology
Babar Zahoor, Xuehua Liu, Yunchuan Dai, Lalit Kumar, Melissa Songer
Summary: Identifying suitable habitat and corridors for movement is crucial for biodiversity conservation in the face of climate change. This study focused on the Asiatic black bear population in the Northern Highlands of Pakistan and found both current and future suitable habitat areas. The model predicted an increase in suitable habitat under future scenarios, with a majority of the current suitable habitat identified as climate refugia. The results provide valuable information for conservation strategies and management plans to mitigate climate change impacts on Asiatic black bears.
ECOLOGICAL INFORMATICS
(2022)
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Biodiversity Conservation
Zhimei Huang, Yalan Lu, Weiqing Meng, Xunqiang Mo, Wenbin Xu, Haofan Yun, Mengxuan He, Yidong Wang
Summary: Due to rapid economic development, the Bohai Rim has become a focus of attention, but the coastal wetlands in the area are currently under serious threat and waterbird conservation needs urgent attention. This study recorded waterbird numbers and species in the Bohai Rim region from 2002 to 2021, and analyzed the driving factors and suitable habitats for waterbirds using the MaxEnt model. The results showed that waterbird richness increased gradually over a 20-year period, with wetlands being the main habitat. Five hotspot regions requiring special attention were identified, along with the main driving factors of waterbird changes.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2023)
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Automation & Control Systems
Lorenzo Nespoli, Vasco Medici
Summary: This paper presents a computationally efficient algorithm for fitting multivariate boosted trees and proves that multivariate trees outperform univariate trees when there is prediction correlation. The algorithm also allows for arbitrary regularization of predictions to enforce properties like smoothness, consistency, and functional relations. Applications and numerical results related to forecasting and control are presented.
JOURNAL OF MACHINE LEARNING RESEARCH
(2022)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Chiara M. Bertelli, Holly J. Stokes, James C. Bull, Richard K. F. Unsworth
Summary: The study reviewed current methodologies and environmental variables used to model and map habitat suitability for coastal ecosystems, suggesting the best approach for seagrass Habitat Suitability Models would be to use an ensemble of models, including MaxEnt, along with a selection procedure (such as cross-validation) and threshold probability to validate the model with the use of uncertainty measures in the model process.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2022)
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Automation & Control Systems
Yichen Zhou, Giles Hooker
Summary: This paper examines a novel gradient boosting framework for regression, which regularizes gradient boosted trees through subsampling and a modified shrinkage algorithm. The resulting algorithm, Boulevard, is shown to converge as the number of trees grows, and a central limit theorem is demonstrated for its limit, providing a characterization of uncertainty for predictions. Simulation study and real world examples support both the predictive accuracy of the model and its limiting behavior.
JOURNAL OF MACHINE LEARNING RESEARCH
(2022)
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Biodiversity Conservation
Muhammad As'ary, Yudi Setiawan, Dones Rinaldi
Summary: The study utilized MaxEnt application to analyze the habitat suitability of the Javan leopard. The findings showed that the habitat of the Javan leopard has changed from 2000 to 2020, with primary forest being the most influential variable.
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Environmental Sciences
Xianwei Zhang, Wenjiang Huang, Huichun Ye, Longhui Lu
Summary: Grassland locusts cause significant harm to grasslands every year and greatly impact the lives of herdsmen. The monitoring and identification of locust habitats are crucial for the efficient utilization of grassland resources. Previous methods for identifying suitable habitat areas have resulted in oversized results, hindering precise control of grassland locusts. However, our study utilizing hierarchical prediction and a maximum entropy model showed promising results in categorizing habitat-suitability areas based on locust density thresholds, providing a basis for efficient and accurate control of grassland locusts.
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Ecology
Ashleigh B. Cable, Joy M. O'Keefe, Jill L. Deppe, Tara C. Hohoff, Steven J. Taylor, Mark A. Davis
Summary: This study aimed to identify factors influencing the distribution of maternity colonies of Indiana bats, map suitable maternity habitat, and quantify the importance of connectivity between habitat patches. The results showed that factors such as limited agriculture, increased forest cover, forest edge, proximity to water bodies, lower elevations, and limited urban development improved landscape-level suitability for the species.
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Oceanography
Marsha K. Wright, Lance R. Pompe, Deepak R. Mishra, Dustin S. Baumbach, Lidia Salinas, Stephen G. Dunbar
Summary: Marine protected areas (MPAs) are established to mitigate the negative impacts of human activities on marine habitats. This study used MaxEnt to model the habitat suitability for juvenile hawksbill sea turtles in the Sandy Bay West End Marine Reserve (SBWEMR). The results showed that boat traffic, prey item distributions, and sponge abundance were important factors influencing the distribution of hawksbill sea turtles. However, the continued depletion of essential habitats and inadequate MPA management may decrease the suitable habitat for hawksbill sea turtles in protected areas of the Western Caribbean.
OCEAN & COASTAL MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Review
Biodiversity Conservation
Norliana Rosli, Daniel Leduc, Ashley A. Rowden, P. Keith Probert
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(2018)
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Oceanography
Angela Stevenson, Jaime S. Davies, Alan Williams, Franziska Althaus, Ashley A. Rowden, David A. Bowden, Malcolm R. Clark, Fraser J. G. Mitchell
DEEP-SEA RESEARCH PART I-OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH PAPERS
(2018)
Article
Oceanography
Daniel Leduc, Ashley A. Rowden
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(2018)
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Biodiversity Conservation
Fabrice Stephenson, John R. Leathwick, Shane W. Geange, Richard H. Bulmer, Judi E. Hewitt, Owen F. Anderson, Ashley A. Rowden, Carolyn J. Lundquist
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(2018)
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Norliana Rosli, Daniel Leduc, Ashley A. Rowden, P. Keith Probert, Malcolm R. Clark
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(2018)
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(2018)
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Joshu J. Mountjoy, Jamie D. Howarth, Alan R. Orpin, Philip M. Barnes, David A. Bowden, Ashley A. Rowden, Alexandre C. G. Schimel, Caroline Holden, Huw J. Horgan, Scott D. Nodder, Jason R. Patton, Geoffroy Lamarche, Matthew Gerstenberger, Aaron Micallef, Arne Pallentin, Tim Kane
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Samuel E. Georgian, Owen F. Anderson, Ashley A. Rowden
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(2019)
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A. A. Rowden, F. Stephenson, M. R. Clark, O. F. Anderson, J. M. Guinotte, S. J. Baird, M. -J. Roux, S. Wadhwa, M. Cryer, C. J. Lundquist
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(2019)
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Cong Zeng, Malcolm R. Clark, Ashley A. Rowden, Michelle Kelly, Jonathan P. A. Gardner
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(2019)
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Thomas A. Schlacher, Ben L. Gilby, Andrew D. Olds, Christopher J. Henderson, Rod M. Connolly, Charles H. Peterson, Christine M. Voss, Brooke Maslo, Michael A. Weston, Melanie J. Bishop, Ashley Rowden
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Malcolm R. Clark, David A. Bowden, Ashley A. Rowden, Rob Stewart
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2019)
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Daniel Leduc, Ashley A. Rowden
Review
Environmental Sciences
Lindsay L. Vare, Maria C. Baker, John A. Howe, Lisa A. Levin, Carlos Neira, Eva Z. Ramirez-Llodra, Amanda Reichelt-Brushett, Ashley A. Rowden, Tracy M. Shimmield, Stuart L. Simpson, Eulogio H. Soto
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2018)
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Oceanography
Pernille Tonnesen, Shane Gero
Summary: Studying the behavior of deep-sea animals is challenging, but animal-borne camera tags may help understand predator-prey interactions. Research showed that camera-associated white light may affect foraging behavior, but has minimal long-term fitness impact on sperm whales. However, this impact should be considered and monitored for longer camera tag deployments.
DEEP-SEA RESEARCH PART I-OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH PAPERS
(2024)
Article
Oceanography
Sarah N. de Mendonca, Anna Metaxas
Summary: Ecological processes impact spatial patterns in abundance and distribution of megafauna. This study used spatial statistics to identify significant megafaunal patterns in the Laurentian Channel Marine Protected Area. The patterns varied among taxa and were related to geological factors. The study highlights the importance of considering fine-scale patterns and provides insights for ecological research, monitoring, and conservation in deep-sea ecosystems.
DEEP-SEA RESEARCH PART I-OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH PAPERS
(2024)