Introduction to
Species Distribution Modelling
using R
Loïc Pellissier (ETH, WSL), Marc Grünig (ETH, Agroscope),
Philipp Brun (WSL) & Niklaus E. Zimmermann (WSL, ETH)
Introductory course in
Species Distribution Modelling
using R @ PKU, Beijing, China
Loïc Pellissier, Marc Grünig
Philipp Brun & Niklaus E. Zimmermann
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6/13/2022
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Who are we?
Loïc Pellissier
Assistant Professor for
Landscape Ecology
Niklaus E. Zimmermann
Adjunct Professor for
Macroecology
Position at D-USYS, ETH & WSL Position at WSL, assoc. with D-USYS
Introductory course in
Species Distribution Modelling
using R @ PKU, Beijing, China
Loïc Pellissier, Marc Grünig
Philipp Brun & Niklaus E. Zimmermann
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6/13/2022
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Who are we?
Marc Grünig
PhD student with
Loïc Pellissier
Philipp Brun
Postdoc with
Niklaus E. Zimmermann
Introductory course in
Species Distribution Modelling
using R @ PKU, Beijing, China
Loïc Pellissier, Marc Grünig
Philipp Brun & Niklaus E. Zimmermann
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6/13/2022
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Course schedule & structure
§ Loïc and I teach a similar course at ETH since 2 years,
covering approx. the domain of the introductory course.
§ In this course we introduce the basic statistical methods
and some important conceptual constraints on how to
build species distribution models (SDMs).
§ This introduction covers the methods GLM, GAM and
CART, and also introduces methods to evaluate models
and covers some important decisions.
§ Other, more advanced methods are not covered in the
introduction, as these almost all go back to one of the
three basic methods.
Introductory course in
Species Distribution Modelling
using R @ PKU, Beijing, China
Loïc Pellissier, Marc Grünig
Philipp Brun & Niklaus E. Zimmermann
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6/13/2022
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Literature
§ Books:
§ Begon et al. (2006) Ecology: from individuals to ecosystems. Wiley-
Blackwell.
§ Chase and Leibold (2003) Ecological Niches. Cambridge University Press.
§ Gaston (2003) The structure and dynamics of geographic ranges. Oxford
University Press.
§ Papers:
§ Guisan & Zimmermann (2000) Predictive habitat distribution models in
ecology. Ecological Modelling 135: 147-186.
§ Textbook with R-codes:
§ Guisan, Thuiller & Zimmmermann (2017).
Habitat suitability and distribution models
– with applications in R.
Cambridge Univ. Press, 462 pp.
Introductory course in
Species Distribution Modelling
using R @ PKU, Beijing, China
Loïc Pellissier, Marc Grünig
Philipp Brun & Niklaus E. Zimmermann
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6/13/2022
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Part 1
Constraints of species distributions
Introductory course in
Species Distribution Modelling
using R @ PKU, Beijing, China
Loïc Pellissier, Marc Grünig
Philipp Brun & Niklaus E. Zimmermann
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6/13/2022
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What limits the spatial distribution of species?
Introductory course in
Species Distribution Modelling
using R @ PKU, Beijing, China
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Philipp Brun & Niklaus E. Zimmermann
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6/13/2022
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What limits the spatial distribution of species?
Some important aspects
§ Most species have restricted distributions
§ Most species do not occur everywhere
§ Most species do not occupy all suitable habitat
§ Most species occur in the tropics
Gaston (2003) The structure and dynamics of geographic ranges. Oxford University Press.
Introductory course in
Species Distribution Modelling
using R @ PKU, Beijing, China
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Philipp Brun & Niklaus E. Zimmermann
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6/13/2022
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