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On the misuse, and possible use, of stranding data in habitat suitability models: a comment on Meirelles et al. (2026)

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In this Letter, I caution about the results of the recently published paper by Meirelles et al. (2026) [Ecol. Modell. 512: 111394], which investigated whether, and how, stranding data (animals washed ashore) could bias habitat suitability results. The lack of explanation regarding data treatment, model parameters, and evaluation, and the presentation of results appear insufficient to support their conclusions. Conceptually, strandings are not representative of live animals’ habitats and, therefore, should not be used mindlessly in ecological niche models as occurrence data. However, strandings could be useful proxies for species’ occurrence in specific cases, on condition that they are preprocessed and treated with caution. Therefore, I suggest a few steps to take before including stranding data ‘as is’ in ecological niche models, provided authors explicitly acknowledge the limitations of using such data.

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  • Daudt, Nicholas W., 2026. "On the misuse, and possible use, of stranding data in habitat suitability models: a comment on Meirelles et al. (2026)," Ecological Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 517(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecomod:v:517:y:2026:i:c:s0304380026001146
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2026.111585
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