EcologybioRxivPreprint
Where species distribution models fail under occurrence-data contamination: calibration error concentrates at stream-network headwaters
Kristian Miok, Antonio Vasile Laza, Blaž Škrlj…·Lucian Pârvulescu
This paper shows that species distribution models fail in headwater areas when data are contaminated, leading to overprediction of suitability and undercoverage in these regions.
DOI 10.64898/2026.07.14.738364