Time-Series Niche Modelling Reveals Declining Tendencies of Habitat Suitability and Ecological Functions in a Mountainous Protected Area.

ABSTRACT: Monitoring biodiversity in protected areas is essential to mitigate biodiversity loss and evaluate the effectiveness of conservation policies. Integrating satellite remote sensing technologies, ecological niche models, and time-series analyses of biodiversity trends offers a fast and robust approach for assessing habitat suitability changes and species vulnerability over time. In this study, we implemented a framework combining these tools to monitor biodiversity in the Montesinho/Nogueira Special Conservation Area (Northeast Portugal). Using the MaxEnt algorithm, we generated ecological niche models for 342 species based on a time series (2001-2023) of remote sensing data from the Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) sensor. We analysed habitat suitability trends with the

SUBMITTER: Freitas I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12916538 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature