Challenges and perspectives for species distribution modelling in the neotropics.
The workshop 'Species distribution models: applications, challenges and perspectives' held at Belo Horizonte (Brazil), 29-30 August 2011, aimed to review the state-of-the-art in species distribution modelling (SDM) in the neotropical realm. It brought together researchers in ecology, evolution, biogeography and conservation, with different backgrounds and research interests. The application of SDM in the megadiverse neotropics-where data on species occurrences are scarce-presents several challenges, involving acknowledging the limitations imposed by data quality, including surveys as an integral part of SDM studies, and designing the analyses in accordance with the question investigated. Specific solutions were discussed, and a code of good practice in SDM studies and related field surveys was drafted.
Departamento Botânica, Instituto Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil. lucianakamino@gmail.com
Luciana H Y
LH
Kamino
João Renato
JR
Stehmann
Silvana
S
Amaral
Paulo
P
De Marco
Thiago F
TF
Rangel
Marinez F
MF
de Siqueira
Renato
R
De Giovanni
Joaquín
J
Hortal
D005075:Biological Evolution; D058448:Biota; D002489:Central America; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D004463:Ecology; D017753:Ecosystem; D008954:Models, Biological; D013020:South America; D014900:West Indies