Spatial prediction of species’ distributions from occurrence-only records: combining point pattern analysis, ENFA and regression-kriging
A computational framework to map species’ distributions (realized density) using occurrence-only data and environmental predictors is presented and illustrated using a textbook example and two case studies: distribution of root vole (Microtes oeconomus) in the Netherlands, and distribution of white-...
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ftrepec:oai:RePEc:eee:ecomod:v:220:y:2009:i:24:p:3499-3511 2024-04-14T08:12:42+00:00 Spatial prediction of species’ distributions from occurrence-only records: combining point pattern analysis, ENFA and regression-kriging Hengl, Tomislav Sierdsema, Henk Radović, Andreja Dilo, Arta http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304380009004438 unknown http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304380009004438 article ftrepec 2024-03-19T10:30:13Z A computational framework to map species’ distributions (realized density) using occurrence-only data and environmental predictors is presented and illustrated using a textbook example and two case studies: distribution of root vole (Microtes oeconomus) in the Netherlands, and distribution of white-tailed eagle nests (Haliaeetus albicilla) in Croatia. The framework combines strengths of point pattern analysis (kernel smoothing), Ecological Niche Factor Analysis (ENFA) and geostatistics (logistic regression-kriging), as implemented in the spatstat, adehabitat and gstat packages of the R environment for statistical computing. A procedure to generate pseudo-absences is proposed. It uses Habitat Suitability Index (HSI, derived through ENFA) and distance from observations as weight maps to allocate pseudo-absence points. This design ensures that the simulated pseudo-absences fall further away from the occurrence points in both feature and geographical spaces. The simulated pseudo-absences can then be combined with occurrence locations and used to build regression-kriging prediction models. The output of prediction are either probabilitiesy of species’ occurrence or density measures. Addition of the pseudo-absence locations has proven effective — the adjusted R-square increased from 0.71 to 0.80 for root vole (562 records), and from 0.69 to 0.83 for white-tailed eagle (135 records) respectively; pseudo-absences improve spreading of the points in feature space and ensure consistent mapping over the whole area of interest. Results of cross validation (leave-one-out method) for these two species showed that the model explains 98% of the total variability in the density values for the root vole, and 94% of the total variability for the white-tailed eagle. The framework could be further extended to Generalized multivariate Linear Geostatistical Models and spatial prediction of multiple species. A copy of the R script and step-by-step instructions to run such analysis are available via contact author’s website. Spatial ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Haliaeetus albicilla White-tailed eagle RePEc (Research Papers in Economics) |
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A computational framework to map species’ distributions (realized density) using occurrence-only data and environmental predictors is presented and illustrated using a textbook example and two case studies: distribution of root vole (Microtes oeconomus) in the Netherlands, and distribution of white-tailed eagle nests (Haliaeetus albicilla) in Croatia. The framework combines strengths of point pattern analysis (kernel smoothing), Ecological Niche Factor Analysis (ENFA) and geostatistics (logistic regression-kriging), as implemented in the spatstat, adehabitat and gstat packages of the R environment for statistical computing. A procedure to generate pseudo-absences is proposed. It uses Habitat Suitability Index (HSI, derived through ENFA) and distance from observations as weight maps to allocate pseudo-absence points. This design ensures that the simulated pseudo-absences fall further away from the occurrence points in both feature and geographical spaces. The simulated pseudo-absences can then be combined with occurrence locations and used to build regression-kriging prediction models. The output of prediction are either probabilitiesy of species’ occurrence or density measures. Addition of the pseudo-absence locations has proven effective — the adjusted R-square increased from 0.71 to 0.80 for root vole (562 records), and from 0.69 to 0.83 for white-tailed eagle (135 records) respectively; pseudo-absences improve spreading of the points in feature space and ensure consistent mapping over the whole area of interest. Results of cross validation (leave-one-out method) for these two species showed that the model explains 98% of the total variability in the density values for the root vole, and 94% of the total variability for the white-tailed eagle. The framework could be further extended to Generalized multivariate Linear Geostatistical Models and spatial prediction of multiple species. A copy of the R script and step-by-step instructions to run such analysis are available via contact author’s website. Spatial ... |
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Hengl, Tomislav Sierdsema, Henk Radović, Andreja Dilo, Arta |
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Hengl, Tomislav Sierdsema, Henk Radović, Andreja Dilo, Arta Spatial prediction of species’ distributions from occurrence-only records: combining point pattern analysis, ENFA and regression-kriging |
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Hengl, Tomislav Sierdsema, Henk Radović, Andreja Dilo, Arta |
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Hengl, Tomislav |
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Spatial prediction of species’ distributions from occurrence-only records: combining point pattern analysis, ENFA and regression-kriging |
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Spatial prediction of species’ distributions from occurrence-only records: combining point pattern analysis, ENFA and regression-kriging |
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Spatial prediction of species’ distributions from occurrence-only records: combining point pattern analysis, ENFA and regression-kriging |
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Spatial prediction of species’ distributions from occurrence-only records: combining point pattern analysis, ENFA and regression-kriging |
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Spatial prediction of species’ distributions from occurrence-only records: combining point pattern analysis, ENFA and regression-kriging |
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spatial prediction of species’ distributions from occurrence-only records: combining point pattern analysis, enfa and regression-kriging |
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