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May 20, 2026Landscape EcologyOpen Access

Regional land use and land-use intensity effects on vertebrate biodiversity across Europe identified using species distribution models

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STSophie Jane TudgeInternational Institute for Applied Systems AnalysisAEAdrienne EtardInternational Institute for Applied Systems AnalysisZHZoe M. HarrisUniversity of Surrey

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Implication

Randomized trial reveals the impact of land use and intensity on vertebrate habitat suitability in Europe, suggesting significant biodiversity implications.

Key Points

  • To investigate the effects of land use and land-use intensity on habitat suitability for vertebrates across Europe.
  • Combined occurrence records of cropland and forest vertebrates with a European land-systems map.
  • Utilized species distribution models (SDMs) to estimate habitat suitability effects at a landscape scale.
  • Explored regional effects by categorizing species based on habitat preferences, taxonomic groups, and range sizes.
  • Significant effects of land use and land-use intensity on habitat suitability for cropland and forest vertebrates observed across Europe.
  • Variations in habitat suitability effects noted among different species groups.
  • Increased land-use intensification favored more widespread species disproportionately.

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Tudge et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a0d4ee2f03e14405aa9a0achttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-026-02379-y
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