Species distribution models are inappropriate for COVID-19

Species distribution models are a powerful tool for ecological inference, but not every use is biologically justified. Applying these tools to the COVID-19 pandemic is unlikely to yield new insights, and could mislead policymakers at a critical moment.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Nature ecology & evolution 2020-06, Vol.4 (6), p.770-771
Hauptverfasser:	Carlson, Colin J., Chipperfield, Joseph D., Benito, Blas M., Telford, Richard J., O’Hara, Robert B.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	631/158/1469 631/326/596/4130 692/308/174 704/158/852 Betacoronavirus Biological and Physical Anthropology Biomedical and Life Sciences Comment Coronavirus Infections Coronaviruses COVID-19 Ecology Environmental Sciences & Ecology Evolutionary Biology Geographical distribution Humans Life Sciences Life Sciences & Biomedicine Paleontology Pandemics Pneumonia, Viral SARS-CoV-2 Science & Technology Zoology
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Zusammenfassung:	Species distribution models are a powerful tool for ecological inference, but not every use is biologically justified. Applying these tools to the COVID-19 pandemic is unlikely to yield new insights, and could mislead policymakers at a critical moment.
ISSN:	2397-334X 2397-334X
DOI:	10.1038/s41559-020-1212-8