Evaluating the predictive performance of presence–absence models: Why can the same model appear excellent or poor?

Abstract When comparing multiple models of species distribution, models yielding higher predictive performance are clearly to be favored. A more difficult question is how to decide whether even the best model is “good enough”. Here, we clarify key choices and metrics related to evaluating the predic...

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Main Authors: Nerea Abrego, Otso Ovaskainen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-12-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10784