Gaps and opportunities in modelling human influence on species distributions in the Anthropocene.

ABSTRACT: Understanding species distributions is a global priority for mitigating environmental pressures from human activities. Ample studies have identified key environmental (climate and habitat) predictors and the spatial scales at which they influence species distributions. However, regarding human influence, such understandings are largely lacking. Here, to advance knowledge concerning human influence on species distributions, we systematically reviewed species distribution modelling (SDM) articles and assessed current modelling efforts. We searched 12,854 articles and found only 1,429 articles using human predictors within SDMs. Collectively, these studies of >58,000 species used 2,307 unique human predictors, suggesting that in contrast to environmental predictors, there is no 'rule of thumb

SUBMITTER: Frans VF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11239511 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature