Modeling of Species Distribution and Biodiversity in Forests 

 - Basel, Switzerland  MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute  2021 
 - 1 online resource (214 p.) 
<br/><br/> Open Access 
<br/><br/> Understanding the patterns of biodiversity and their relationship with environmental gradients is a key issue in ecological research and conservation in forests. Several environmental factors can influence species distributions in these complex ecosystems. It is therefore important to distinguish the effects of natural factors from the anthropogenic ones (e.g., environmental pollution, climate change, and forest management) by adopting reliable models able to predict future scenarios of species distribution. In the last 20 years, the use of statistical tools, such as Species Distribution Models (SDM) or Ecological Niche Models (ENM), allowed researchers to make great strides in the subject, with hundreds of scientific research works in this field. This book collects several research articles where these methodological approaches are the starting point to deepen the knowledge in many timely and emerging topics in forest ecosystems around the world, from Eurasia to America. 
<br/><br/><br/>Creative Commons 
<br/><br/><br/>English 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9783036511801 9783036511818 books978-3-0365-1180-1 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>10.3390/books978-3-0365-1180-1  doi 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Biology, life sciences<br/>Ecological science, the Biosphere<br/>Research & information: general
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>amphibian aridization association group beta diversity biodiversity biodiversity conservation biomod2 Carabidae Charcoal chlorophyll fluorescence climate change climatic change conservation dispersal Dominant species ecological modelling Ecological Niche Model ecological sustainability ecological-phytocoenotic classification endangered ephemeral wetland epiphytic macrolichens Eucalyptus Euscaphis japonica fine-filter approach forest formation Forest History forest management forested wetland functional traits future spatial projection GARP geographical information systems growth rates habitat habitat quality habitat restoration habitat suitability model humid forest indicator species Landsat Last Glacial Maximum macroinvertebrate Maxent MaxEnt Mediterranean area mixed forests Moscow Region n/a old-growth Paleoecology Permutation test Phylogenetic distance Phylogenetic relationships Pinus mugo/uncinata Pinus nigra Pinus sylvestris potential suitable habitat pressure-state-response model protected areas quadrat counts Quantitative distribution Quercus pubescens Relative groups SDMtoolbox sexual reproduction silviculture soil moisture spatial modeling species count data species distribution species distribution models species geographic distribution modeling stand structure tree diameters tree distribution patterns variation partitioning vegetative propagules zooplankton