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Potential Geographic Distribution of the Rare and Endangered Plant Sauvagesia rhodoleuca in China Under Climate Change Scenarios

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 5, May 2026.
This study used an optimized MaxEnt model to project the distribution of the endangered Chinese endemic Sauvagesia rhodoleuca. Under future climate scenarios, suitable habitat is expected to expand significantly and shift northward, with hydrothermal conditions as key drivers.
Jinxin Wei, Bangze Li, Rong Zou, Weiping Wu, Fei Tan, Li Ding, Tao Ding   +6 more
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Climate Change Shapes Suitable Habitat and Ecological Niche Overlap Between Hyphantria cunea and Its Parasitoid Chouioia cunea in China

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 5, May 2026.
*Hyphantria cunea* is a highly invasive forest pest in China, and its parasitoid *Chouioia cunea* is widely used for biological control, though climate change may alter their spatial matching. Using ensemble species distribution models under multiple SSP scenarios, we found that suitable habitats for both species are projected to expand, with ...
Xianheng Ouyang, Xiaoning Nan, Fushi Zhong, Qiaoyun Sun, Yang Liu   +4 more
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Climate and Land‐Use Change May Reshape the Biogeography of Freshwater Crabs Across China

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 5, May 2026.
We employed ensemble species distribution models to investigate how climate and land‐use change will impact habitat suitability for two freshwater crab families (Potamidae and Sesarmidae) across China. Temperature emerged as the dominant driver, with cropland and urban land having strong, family‐specific effects on suitability. Future scenarios predict
Yiting Geng, Collins Oduro, Juanjuan Chen, Sangar Khan, Joyceline Adom Frimpong, Tatenda Dalu, Naicheng Wu   +6 more
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MaxENT tool for species modelling in India: an overview

Journal of Threatened Taxa
MaxENT has been the preferred choice for exploring the patterns and processes related to species distribution and niche models. Across the world, many researchers have used it and here we present the usage trend from the Indian context to identify the different aspects in which it is deployed including the spatial scale, geographical realm, thematic ...
null S. Suresh Ramanan, null A. Arunachalam, null U.K. Sahoo, null Kalidas Upadhyaya   +3 more
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Phylogenetics, Niche Evolution, and Distribution Dynamics of Isatis Species Under Climate Change

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 5, May 2026.
This study systematically elucidates the adaptive evolution of Isatis species from the perspective of life‐history strategies and niche evolution, highlights the increased extinction risk faced by wild relatives, and provides a critical scientific basis for the conservation and sustainable use of the germplasm resources of this genus.
Min Wei, Yong Su, Hongzhuan Shi, Tao Bao, Qiaosheng Guo   +4 more
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Assessing the Transferability of Species Distribution Models: A Cross‐Continental Evaluation

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 5, May 2026.
This study confirms that the conventional approach, namely using random holdout test datasets and the AUC, fails to reliably assess model transferability. Instead, using spatially independent test datasets and the RWIP provides a more robust evaluation approach.
Takayuki Matsui
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Determinants of Seasonal Elephant Habitat Use in Small and Enclosed Conservation Area: Mwea National Reserve, Kenya

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 5, May 2026.
This study investigated the drivers of seasonal habitat use by African savanna elephants (Loxodonta africana) in the fenced Mwea National Reserve, using dung‐based surveys and MaxEnt models. Results showed that water and forage availability primarily shaped dry‐season distribution, while boundary effects were more influential in the wet season, with ...
Josephat K. Wambua, Yussuf A. Wato, Siro A. Abdallah, John K. Mworia, Catherine Lukhoba, Nathaniel N. Gichuki   +5 more
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Spatial Modeling of Yellowfin Tuna in the Banda Sea Based on Oceanographic Factors Using MaxEnt

Ilmu Kelautan
This study models the spatial distribution of yellowfin tuna (YFT) in the Banda Sea using the MaxEnt approach, addressing critical questions about its predictive capability, the influence of environmental variables such as sea surface temperature (SST ...
Sunarwan Asuhadi, Mukti Zainuddin, Safruddin Safruddin, Musbir Musbir   +3 more
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Diagnostic Methods for Maxent Models in Ecology

, 2014
Understanding the geographic distributions of species is a fundamental problem in ecology. Many different statistical methods for modelling species distributions exist, but the most popular method is currently the machine learning algorithm Maxent. Despite its popularity, Maxent lacks the diagnostic tools available to more mature statistical models. In
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Climate‐Driven Habitat Suitability Modeling for the Vulnerable Species Euryops pinifolius A. Rich in Ethiopia: Implications for Conservation

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 5, May 2026.
Euryops pinifolius, vulnerable plant species in Ethiopia's Afroalpine ecosystem, faces serious threats from overexploitation for fuelwood. Using the MaxEnt model (AUC = 0.985), this study identified key environmental factors‐such as temperature, altitude, vegetation cover, and precipitation seasonality‐affecting its current and future habitat ...
Liyew Birhanu, Heiko Balzter, Laura Basell, Moya Burns, Wale Arega, Yilkal Gebeyehu   +5 more
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