Journal
JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY
Volume 51, Issue 4, Pages 606-620Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/jpy.12322
Keywords
introduced species; invasive algae; niche; niche modeling; species distribution
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- Australian Research Council [FT110100585]
- Australian Biological Resources Study [RFL213-08]
- Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment
- University of Melbourne (MIRS/MIFRS)
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Ecological niche models (ENMs) are commonly used to calculate habitat suitability from species' occurrence and macroecological data. In invasive species biology, ENMs can be applied to anticipate whether invasive species are likely to establish in an area, to identify critical routes and arrival points, to build risk maps and to predict the extent of potential spread following an introduction. Most studies using ENMs focus on terrestrial organisms and applications in the marine realm are still relatively rare. Here, we review some common methods to build ENMs and their application in seaweed invasion biology. We summarize methods and concepts involved in the development of niche models, show examples of how they have been applied in studies on algae and discuss the application of ENMs in invasive algae research and to predict effects of climate change on seaweed distributions.
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