EX Further background knowledge

To deepen your understanding of species distribution modeling (SDM) and its associated challenges, carefully read the following study:

Jarnevich, C. S., Stohlgren, T. J., Kumar, S., Morisette, J. T., & Holcombe, T. R. (2015). Caveats for correlative species distribution modeling. Ecological Informatics, 29, 6–15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2015.06.007

Then, revisit the nature conservation project on the Barbastella bat (Mopsmap) and also review its conservation status (e.g. on the IUCN Red List).

  1. What potential limitations might such a species distribution map have?
  2. Can you think of any ways to address these limitations?

You can also use the following paper on species range maps in nature conservation as inspiration:

Jetz, W., Sekercioglu, C. H., & Watson, J. E. M. (2008). Ecological Correlates and Conservation Implications of Overestimating Species Geographic Ranges. Conservation Biology, 22(1), 110–119. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1523-1739.2007.00847.x

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