Introduction to Ecological Niche Modelling

Introduction to Ecological Niche Modelling The Spatial Biology Lab develops Earth Observation methods for monitoring biodiversity and planet Earth's health. We give course on Ecological Niche Modelling.

Do you want to know what is an Ecological Niche Model and how to calculate it? Do you want to use ecological niche models to support a species' description? Or to evaluate niche conservatism inside a taxonomical group? This course will teach you the base theory of ecological niche modelling and its main methodologies. By the end of this 5-day practical course, you will have the capacity to perform

ecological niche models and understand their results. You will be able to choose and apply the correct methodology depending in the aim of your study and type of datasets. This course is orientated to PhD and MSc students, as well as other students and researchers working on biogeography, evolutionary biology, systematists, or related disciplines. Participants will receive a diploma of course attendance, copies of presentations and materials used, one selection of the most relevant articles on Ecological Niche Modelling, and a copy of programs and other tools used in the course. The course will be mainly practical, with some theoretical lectures. All modelling processes and calculations will be performed with R, the free software environment for statistical computing and graphics (http://www.r-project.org/). Students will learn to use modelling algorithms like Maxent, Bioclim, Domain, and logistic regressions, and R packages for computing ENMs like Dismo and Biomod2. Also, students will learn to compare different ecological niche models with Ecospat package.

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20/02/2026

Females of loggerhead turtle Caretta caretta tend to nest closer to the shoreline when marine litter is more abundant. Marine litter contributes to coastal squeeze, reducing nesting habitats. We mapped litter across 40 nesting beach sections on Boa Vista Island, Cabo Verde. DOI: 10.1002/oik.11975

18/02/2026

We found a significant decline in habitat suitability over the past two decades in the Montesinho/Nogueira Special Conservation Area (Portugal), impacting all taxonomic groups (vascular flora, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals) and ecological functions. DOI: 10.1007/s00267-026-02393-5

12/02/2026

Our last contribution is a review on correlative ecological niche models' overfitting. We examined diagnostic approaches and evaluated modelling practices related to sampling bias, predictor choice, study area definition, model complexity and regularisation.
Sousa-Guedes D, Barbosa AM, Arenas-Castro S, Campos JC, Sillero N (2026) When Good Fit Goes Bad: Identifying and Minimising Overfitting in Ecological Niche Models. Journal of Biogeography 53, no. 2: e70165. DOI: 10.1111/jbi.70165

09/02/2026

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Vila Nova De Gaia
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Horário de Funcionamento

Segunda-feira 09:30 - 18:00
Terça-feira 09:30 - 18:00
Quarta-feira 09:30 - 18:00
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