AquaX: An enhanced and revised AquaMaps framework to model marine species distributions and biodiversity.

ABSTRACT: Marine biodiversity underpins ecosystem health and is critical for the provision of essential ecological services. Global efforts to mitigate biodiversity loss are underway but require comprehensive knowledge on the biogeography of species to be effective. However, key challenges limit comprehensive mapping of species distributions, including the ecosystem complexity and difficulty of sampling the marine realm. Global initiatives such as AquaMaps pioneered large-scale marine species mapping using species distribution models or ecological niche models and provided the knowledge base for effective marine conservation and management. Recently, methodological and data advances have enabled a more modern and robust approach that enables higher resolution outputs more suited to conservation appl

SUBMITTER: Reygondeau G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12923144 | biostudies-literature | 2026

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature