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Coupling genetic structure analysis and ecological-niche modeling in Kersting’s groundnut in West Africa

Scientific Reports, 2022
Orphan legume crops play an important role in smallholder farmers’ food systems. Though less documented, they have the potential to contribute to adequate nutrition in vulnerable communities.
Mariam Coulibaly, Rodrigue Idohou, Félicien Akohoue, Andrew Townsend Peterson, Mahamadou Sawadogo, Enoch Gbenato Achigan-Dako   +5 more
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Global warming decreases the morphological traits of germination and environmental suitability of Dipteryx alata (Fabaceae) in Brazilian Cerrado

Acta Botânica Brasílica
We experimentally evaluated how different temperatures affect germination of individual seedlings of Dipteryx alata, and estimated the impact of climate change on the species using ecological niche modeling. A total of 240 seeds were randomly distributed
Raquel Menestrino Ribeiro, Geizianne Tessarolo, Thannya Nascimento Soares, Itamar Rosa Teixeira, João Carlos Nabout   +4 more
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The use of ecological niche modeling to infer potential risk areas of snakebite in the Mexican state of Veracruz. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2014
Many authors have claimed that snakebite risk is associated with human population density, human activities, and snake behavior. Here we analyzed whether environmental suitability of vipers can be used as an indicator of snakebite risk. We tested several
Carlos Yañez-Arenas, A Townsend Peterson, Pierre Mokondoko, Octavio Rojas-Soto, Enrique Martínez-Meyer   +4 more
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An ecological niche shift for Neanderthal populations in Western Europe 70,000 years ago

Scientific Reports, 2021
Middle Paleolithic Neanderthal populations occupied Eurasia for at least 250,000 years prior to the arrival of anatomically modern humans. While a considerable body of archaeological research has focused on Neanderthal material culture and subsistence ...
William E. Banks, Marie-Hélène Moncel, Jean-Paul Raynal, Marlon E. Cobos, Daniel Romero-Alvarez, Marie-Noëlle Woillez, Jean-Philippe Faivre, Brad Gravina, Francesco d’Errico, Jean-Luc Locht, Frédéric Santos   +10 more
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Using ecological niche modeling to determine avian richness hotspots [PDF]

Global Journal of Environmental Science and Management, 2017
Understanding distributions of wildlife species is a key step towards identifying biodiversity hotspots and designing effective conservation strategies.
R. Mirzaei, M.R. Hemami, A. Esmaili Sari, H.R. Rezaei, A.T. Peterson   +4 more
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Eco-epidemiological mechanisms of avian influenza and Newcastle virus co-infection: Spatial convergence and compatibility

Poultry Science
Understanding the mechanisms of viral co-infection in natural host populations is crucial for predicting pathogen dynamics and cross-species transmission risks.
Sipei Zhang, Xiaolin Zhang, Boyu Liu, Chuanxiu Li, Xinyu Zhang, Xiang Li, Xinru Lv, Yi Li, Mengdan Fei, Qing An, Yang Xiu, Zhuoyan Li, Jingxin Liu, Linhong Xie, Hongliang Chai   +14 more
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Non-Native Decapods in South America: Risk Assessment and Potential Impacts

Diversity, 2023
Biological invasions pose significant challenges in the Anthropocene, impacting ecosystem biodiversity and functioning. Ecological Niche Modeling is widely used to evaluate potential areas at risk of invasions, aiding in the prevention of invasive ...
Lucas Rieger de Oliveira, Gustavo Brito, Mafalda Gama, Ximena María Constanza Ovando, Pedro Anastácio, Simone Jaqueline Cardoso   +5 more
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Comparative analysis of remotely-sensed data products via ecological niche modeling of avian influenza case occurrences in Middle Eastern poultry

International Journal of Health Geographics, 2011
Background Ecological niche modeling integrates known sites of occurrence of species or phenomena with data on environmental variation across landscapes to infer environmental spaces potentially inhabited (i.e., the ecological niche) to generate ...
Xiao Xiangming, Peterson A Townsend, Bodbyl-Roels Sarah   +2 more
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Evidence of ecological niche shift in Rhododendron ponticum (L.) in Britain: Hybridization as a possible cause of rapid niche expansion

Ecology and Evolution, 2020
Biological invasions threaten global biodiversity and natural resources. Anticipating future invasions is central to strategies for combating the spread of invasive species.
Syed Amir Manzoor, Geoffrey Griffiths, Maxwell C. Obiakara, Citlalli Edith Esparza‐Estrada, Martin Lukac   +4 more
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A method for statistically comparing spatial distribution maps

International Journal of Health Geographics, 2009
Background Ecological niche modeling is a method for estimation of species distributions based on certain ecological parameters. Thus far, empirical determination of significant differences between independently generated distribution maps for a single ...
Reynolds Mary G, Walsh Matthew C, Yorita Krista L, Levine Rebecca S   +3 more
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