Bayesian Additive Regression Trees (BART) are a powerful machine learning technique with very promising applications in ecology and biogeography in general, and in species distribution modelling (SDM) in particular. BART can produce highly accurate predictions without overfitting to noise or to particular cases in the data. Notably, unlike most SDM methods, BART generally shows [...]
Biodiversity data publishing is critical for several reasons, ranging from scientific research and conservation to policy-making and education. Darwin Core, a standardized framework for sharing biodiversity information, plays a crucial role in facilitating the effective use of biodiversity data. We this approach we are responding to WALLACEAN SHORTFALL - The Wallacean shortfall is named [...]
Historical biogeography methods have long been dominated by the "dispersal versus vicariance" debate, and different computer programs (e.g. DIVA, Lagrange, BayArea) have made different fixed assumptions about the importance of these processes. Researchers typically just run the different programs, and observe whether or not the inferences differ, but they have no ability to judge, [...]
The International Biogeography Society seeks proposals for workshops for the 2024 Biennial Conference, 7-11 January, 2024 in Prague, Czech Republic. Have an idea as an organizer? Submit a proposal before Jan 15, 2023.
Join us for an upcoming Virtual Workshop this October on Spatial Phylogenetics!
Take your species distribution models to the next level with Bayesian nonparametric regression with this workshop led by A. Márcia Barbosa, March 29-30, 2021. See full details here...
The International Biogeography Society is offering an online workshop this coming March 1st on 'Introduction to Julia', led by Michael Borregaard and Timothée Poisot. Some waivers are available and registration is limited to allow for interactivity. Read more...
The International Biogeography Society seeks proposals for workshops for the 2019 Biennial Conference in Malaga, Spain. Deadline April 20, 2018.
