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META-X

META-X is a software developed for metapopulation viability analysis. It is available here: META-X at Springer.

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CBC2026 Call for Abstracts

International Conference CBC2026 ("Connecting Biodiversity, Climate, and Human Behaviour", 21-24 September 2026, Leipzig, Germany)


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POLISES

„Policy Instruments and Socio-Environmental Systems under Global Change”

www.polises.de


FORMIND

„FORMIND is an individual-based vegetation model that simulates the growth of species-rich forest”

www.formind.org


EcoEpi

„PG Ecological epidemiology - Model family addressing health crisis in populations”

www.ecoepi.eu

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Latest Publications

  • Gerling, C., Drechsler, M., Shah, P., Wätzold, F. (2026):
    The economics of policies to conserve biodiversity in a changing climate
    Rev. Env. Econ. Policy 20 (1), 125 - 144 10.1086/738843
  • Sun, X., Jakeman, A., Hamilton, S.H., Grimm, V., Hunt, R.J., El Sawah, S., Wang, H.-H., Croke, B., Chen, M. (2026):
    A catalogue of Do's and Don'ts in the modeling of environmental systems
    Environ. Modell. Softw. 198 , art. 106893 10.1016/j.envsoft.2026.106893
  • Kürschner, T., Radchuk, V., Planillo, A., Scherer, C., Blaum, N., Staubach, C., Thulke, H.-H., Kramer-Schadt, S. (2026):
    Reconciling dynamic epidemiological models with long-term outbreak data: The case of classical swine fever in Germany
    Ecosphere 17 (2), e70539 10.1002/ecs2.70539
  • de Azevedo, M.L., Amaro, G., Gorgens, E.B., Andrade Pinto, T.A., de Aguiar Coelho, F., Sampaio Mendes, D., Fonseca Cardoso, J., Siqueira da Silva, R., Shabani, F. (2026):
    Modeling climate change impacts on a socioeconomically vital plant: The case of Comanthera elegans (goldenfoot flower)
    Ecol. Evol. 16 (1), e72031 10.1002/ece3.72031
  • de Brito Reis, K.H., Picanço, M.M., Pereira, P.S., Dias de Souza, H.D., Carvalho de Sá, M., Correa Amaro, G., Siqueira da Silva, R., Coutinho Picanço, M., Almeida Sarmento, R. (2025):
    Mapping the potential distribution and invasion risk of watermelon mosaic virus using MaxEnt ecological niche modeling
    Theor. Appl. Climatol. 156 (1), art. 45 10.1007/s00704-024-05289-8

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