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DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61692-871-1.ch015
Chapter 15
Computational Techniques
for Biologic Species
Distribution Modeling
Pedro Luiz Pizzigatti Corrêa
Agricultural Automation Laboratory, Polytechnic School of the University of Sao Paulo, EPUSP,
Brazil
Mariana Aparecida Carvalhaes
Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation, EMBRAPA Middle-North, Brazil
Antonio Mauro Saraiva
Agricultural Automation Laboratory, Polytechnic School of the University of Sao Paulo, EPUSP,
Brazil
Fabrício Augusto Rodrigues
Agricultural Automation Laboratory, Polytechnic School of the University of Sao Paulo, EPUSP,
Brazil
Elisângela Silva da Cunha Rodrigues
Agricultural Automation Laboratory, Polytechnic School of the University of Sao Paulo, EPUSP,
Brazil
Ricardo Luis de Azevedo da Rocha
Laboratory of Languages and Adaptive Techniques, Polytechnic School of the University of Sao
Paulo, EPUSP, Brazil
AbSTRAcT
Computational modeling techniques for species geographic distribution are critical to support the task
of identifying areas with high risk of loss of Biodiversity. These tools can assist in the conservation of
Biodiversity, in planning the use of non-inhabited regions, in estimating the risk of invasive species,
in the proposed reintroduction programs for species and even in planning the protecting endangered
species. Furthermore, such techniques can help to understand the effects of climate change and other
changes in the geographical distribution of species. This chapter presents concepts related to the species
distribution modeling and algorithms based on Neural Networks and Maximum Entropy as alternatives