Input variable selection with a simple genetic algorithm for conceptual species distribution models: A case study of river pollution in Ecuador

2017 ◽  
Vol 92 ◽  
pp. 269-316 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sacha Gobeyn ◽  
Martin Volk ◽  
Luis Dominguez-Granda ◽  
Peter L.M. Goethals
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Algorithm ◽  
Variable Selection ◽  
Species Distribution ◽  
Species Distribution Models ◽  
River Pollution ◽  
Distribution Models ◽  
Simple Genetic Algorithm

scholarly journals Combining Deforestation and Species Distribution Models to Improve Measures of Chimpanzee Conservation Impacts of REDD: A Case Study from Ntakata Mountains, Western Tanzania

Forests ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 1195
Author(s):  
Rebecca Dickson ◽  
Marc Baker ◽  
Noémie Bonnin ◽  
David Shoch ◽  
Benjamin Rifkin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Biodiversity Conservation ◽  
Species Distribution ◽  
Carbon Emissions ◽  
Species Distribution Models ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Climate Mitigation ◽  
Suitable Habitat ◽  
Distribution Models ◽  
Western Tanzania

Projects to reduce emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD) are designed to reduce carbon emissions through avoided deforestation and degradation, and in many cases, to produce additional community and biodiversity conservation co-benefits. While these co-benefits can be significant, quantifying conservation impacts has been challenging, and most projects use simple species presence to demonstrate positive biodiversity impact. Some of the same tools applied in the quantification of climate mitigation benefits have relevance and potential application to estimating co-benefits for biodiversity conservation. In western Tanzania, most chimpanzees live outside of national park boundaries, and thus face threats from human activity, including competition for suitable habitat. Through a case study of the Ntakata Mountains REDD project in western Tanzania, we demonstrate a combined application of deforestation modelling with species distribution models to assess forest conservation benefits in terms of avoided carbon emissions and improved chimpanzee habitat. The application of such tools is a novel approach that we argue permits the better design of future REDD projects for biodiversity co-benefits. This approach also enables project developers to produce the more manageable, accurate and cost-effective monitoring, reporting and verification of project impacts that are critical to verification under carbon standards.

scholarly journals Improving species distribution models using biotic interactions: a case study of parasites, pollinators and plants

Ecography ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 36 (6) ◽  
pp. 649-656 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tereza Cristina Giannini ◽  
Daniel S. Chapman ◽  
Antonio Mauro Saraiva ◽  
Isabel Alves-dos-Santos ◽  
Jacobus C. Biesmeijer
Keyword(s):  
Species Distribution ◽  
Species Distribution Models ◽  
Biotic Interactions ◽  
Distribution Models

Mapping the potential of mangrove forest restoration based on species distribution models: A case study in China

2020 ◽  
Vol 748 ◽  
pp. 142321
Author(s):  
Wenjia Hu ◽  
Yuyu Wang ◽  
Dian Zhang ◽  
Weiwei Yu ◽  
Guangcheng Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Species Distribution ◽  
Mangrove Forest ◽  
Forest Restoration ◽  
Species Distribution Models ◽  
Distribution Models
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