评估物种分布模型的时间预测与古动物学记录对比
Ignacio A Lazagabaster1,2, Chris D Thomas3, Juliet V Spedding4
1Department of Evolution, Ecology and Behaviour University of Liverpool Liverpool UK.
Ecology and evolution
|October 24, 2024
概括
很少测试物种分布模型 (SDM) 的长期准确性. 古动物学数据显示,最适合当前物种分布的模型可能无法准确预测过去的分布,这凸显了古生物学的必要性.
科学领域:
- 古生态学 古生态学
- 生态建模 生态建模
- 气候变化生物学 气候变化生物学
背景情况:
- 物种分布模型 (SDM) 对于预测物种对气候变化的反应至关重要.
- 目前的SDM评估主要侧重于模型适合当今的分布.
- 在环境变化下对SDM的长期绩效评估仍未得到充分探索.
研究的目的:
- 通过使用古动物学记录,独立评估SDM的预测准确度.
- 将传统模型评估指标与用于历史分布后预测的新型"古文计"进行比较.
- 调查输入数据和建模算法的对SDM性能的影响.
主要方法:
- 使用了Holocene存在/缺席记录的Hardebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus) 的记录.
- 将各种SDM算法应用于事件数据集 (点数据,当前范围地图,"自然"范围地图).
- 传统指标 (TSSc,AUCc) 与古测量 (TSSp,AUCp,Boycep,F2-scorep,Sorensenp) 的比较.
主要成果:
- 发现常规度量与古度量之间存在弱相关性.
- 确定在当前分布中表现出色的模型可能无法可靠地预测历史分布.
- 证明输入数据选择和算法显著影响SDM预测和性能.
结论:
- 倡导 SDM 绩效的古测量评估,特别是专注于存在预测的指标 (F2-score,Sorensen).
- 强调古动物记录中缺席数据的潜在不可靠性.
- 建议整合古纪录以更好地了解对物种分布随时间的环境约束.
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