TY - GEN AU - Brunialti,Giorgio AU - Frati,Luisa AU - Brunialti,Giorgio AU - Frati,Luisa TI - Modeling of Species Distribution and Biodiversity in Forests SN - books978-3-0365-1180-1 PY - 2021/// CY - Basel, Switzerland PB - MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute KW - Research & information: general KW - bicssc KW - Biology, life sciences KW - Ecological science, the Biosphere KW - Dominant species KW - Relative groups KW - Phylogenetic distance KW - Quantitative distribution KW - Phylogenetic relationships KW - Permutation test KW - climate change KW - Euscaphis japonica KW - forest management KW - GARP KW - Maxent KW - potential suitable habitat KW - old-growth KW - quadrat counts KW - tree diameters KW - tree distribution patterns KW - species count data KW - mixed forests KW - Charcoal KW - Ecological Niche Model KW - Forest History KW - Last Glacial Maximum KW - Paleoecology KW - Pinus nigra KW - Pinus mugo/uncinata KW - Pinus sylvestris KW - Quercus pubescens KW - endangered KW - species geographic distribution modeling KW - conservation KW - protected areas KW - biodiversity KW - ecological sustainability KW - fine-filter approach KW - geographical information systems KW - habitat restoration KW - habitat suitability model KW - indicator species KW - pressure–state–response model KW - stand structure KW - ecological modelling KW - Mediterranean area KW - future spatial projection KW - silviculture KW - Eucalyptus KW - biomod2 KW - species distribution models KW - habitat KW - climatic change KW - biodiversity conservation KW - chlorophyll fluorescence KW - epiphytic macrolichens KW - growth rates KW - humid forest KW - habitat quality KW - soil moisture KW - aridization KW - Carabidae KW - species distribution KW - spatial modeling KW - forest formation KW - association group KW - ecological-phytocoenotic classification KW - MaxEnt KW - SDMtoolbox KW - Moscow Region KW - Landsat KW - amphibian KW - dispersal KW - beta diversity KW - ephemeral wetland KW - zooplankton KW - macroinvertebrate KW - variation partitioning KW - forested wetland KW - sexual reproduction KW - vegetative propagules KW - functional traits KW - n/a N1 - Open Access N2 - 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 UR - https://mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/3855 UR - https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/76420 ER -