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Showing 1 to 20 of 20 for “"Maximum entropy (Maxent)"”.

  1. Loanwords and the perceptual map : a perspective from MaxEnt Learning

    Olson, Erin(Eric K.)Massachusetts Institute of Technology2020

    … phonology. These models, formulated within a Maximum Entropy (MaxEnt) framework, have been shown to be successful when simulating the effects that a substantive bias such as the Perceptual Map (PMap) hypothesis of Steriade (2001) may have on a phonological learner. While previous studies have …

    mit Repository record

  2. A Comparison of Presence Only Suitability Models to Accurately Identify Prehistoric Agricultural Fields in Western New Mexico Through Remote Sensing

    Healy, Alissa

    … sample. Three models: Mahalanobis Technicality, Maximum Entropy (Maxent), and Multi-Criteria Evaluation Ordered Weighted Average (MCE OWA) were used and the suitability raster results were compared. Area Under the Curve (AUC) values were calculated and used to validate model results. Although …

    unm Repository record

  3. Modeling the Future Distribution of Rubus chamaemorus (cloudberry) in Alaska

    Rhodes, Klaire2024

    … could be vulnerable to climate change impacts, Maximum Entropy (MaxEnt) niche modeling was used to understand historical and projected future distributions of cloudberry habitat suitability in five distinct regions of Alaska: Interior, North Slope, Southcentral, West Coast, and Southeast. …

    unr Repository record

  4. AI-Driven Suitability Modeling for Sustainable Olive Cultivation: An Environmental Assessment in a Changing Climate

    Alrewily, Fares2028

    … integrates ecological niche modeling (ENM), maximum entropy (MaxEnt), and geographic information systems (GIS) to capture complex, nonlinear interactions among bioclimatic, topographic, and soil variables. By employing AI and machine learning to enhance ecological modeling, this research …

    claremont Repository record

  5. Exploring Fisheries Species Distribution Shifts in Response to Freshwater Inflow Through the Bonnet Carré Spillway Using Species Distribution Models

    May, David T2025

    … fisheries species. Here, a series of seasonal Maximum Entropy (MaxEnt) species distribution models are constructed, validated, and performance-assessed to explore how BCS openings might affect <em>Brevoortia patronus</em>, <em>Cynoscion nebulosus</em>, and <em>Farfantepenaeus aztecus</em> in …

    usm Repository record

  6. The application of Bayesian statistics and maximum entropy to Ion beam analysis techniques

    Padayachee, JayanethieDepartment of Physics1997

    … formalism, together with the concepts of maximum information entropy and multiresolution pixons, to various inverse problems in ion beam analysis; The results of this method of deconvoluting Rutherford Backscattering Spectrometry (RBS) and Proton Induced X-ray Emission (PIXE) spectra are …

    cape-town Repository record

  7. Potential environmental factors associated with the newly emerging bat white-nose syndrome in the northeastern United States: an exploratory modeling approach and case-control study

    Flory, Abigail R., author, Bachand, Annette M., advisor, Duncan, Colleen G., committee member, Reif, John S., committee member, Stohlgren, Thomas J., committee memberColorado State University. Libraries2010

    … a new machine-learning modeling technique, Maxent modeling, along with a case-control study to assess the hypothesis that certain environmental variables may be associated with the occurrence and distribution of bat WNS. Maxent data uses presence-only data and bases its algorithms on the …

    colostate Repository record

  8. Predictive Analysis of Arizona Dust Storms (1996–2023): GIS, Artificial Intelligence (MaxEnt), and Spatiotemporal Data

    Bouzari, Soheil2026

    <p>This dissertation looks at how well Maximum Entropy (MaxEnt) model can predict duststorms in Arizona, United States. MaxEnt is a machine learning tool that was first developed to predict where different species might live. MaxEnt uses presence-only data which makes it especially useful in …

    claremont Repository record

  9. Facilitating golden mole conservation in South African highland grasslands : a predictive modelling approach

    Rampartab, ChanelDepartment of Biological Sciences2016

    … distribution models were calibrated in maximum entropy (MaxEnt) software to focus ground-truthing efforts.

    cape-town Repository record

  10. Lyme Disease and Forest Fragmentation in the Peridomestic Environment

    Telionis, Pyrros A.Virginia Tech2020

    … so using both Boosted Regression Trees (BRT) and Maximum Entropy (MaxEnt) modeling, the two most common niche modeling algorithms in the field today. We found that Lyme is strongly associated with higher density of developed-herbaceous edges within 100-meters from the home. Forest patch density …

    vt Repository record

  11. Spatial ecology informs reintroduction tactics for warabin (Burhinus grallarius;bush stone-curlew)

    Rapley, Shoshana2020

    … home-ranges, dispersal, and to develop a maximum entropy (maxent) species distribution model of warabin habitat use. Warabin habitats were partitioned into roosting habitat, characterised by cover (30-40% overstory, >5% understory and hill slopes), and foraging habitat, characterised by …

    aus-cath Repository record

  12. Spatial ecology informs reintroduction tactics for warabin (Burhinus grallarius;bush stone-curlew)

    Rapley, Shoshana2020

    … home-ranges, dispersal, and to develop a maximum entropy (maxent) species distribution model of warabin habitat use. Warabin habitats were partitioned into roosting habitat, characterised by cover (30-40% overstory, >5% understory and hill slopes), and foraging habitat, characterised by …

    anu Repository record

  13. Nestbox use and predicted distribution of the southern greater glider (Petauroides volans) following the Black Summer megafires.

    Ridley, Jenna2024

    … years following the 2019/2020 megafires. Using a Maximum entropy (Maxent) species distribution model, I found that the predicted southern greater glider distribution remained stable throughout this period; however, there was a clear decline in marginal (moderately suitable) southern greater glider …

    aus-cath Repository record

  14. Nestbox use and predicted distribution of the southern greater glider (Petauroides volans) following the Black Summer megafires.

    Ridley, Jenna2024

    … years following the 2019/2020 megafires. Using a Maximum entropy (Maxent) species distribution model, I found that the predicted southern greater glider distribution remained stable throughout this period; however, there was a clear decline in marginal (moderately suitable) southern greater glider …

    anu Repository record

  15. INVASION DYNAMICS OF FRESHWATER CRAYFISH IN A MAN-DOMINATED LAND: SPATIO-TEMPORAL, ECOLOGICAL AND HUMAN DIMENSIONS

    MESSINA, VALERIAUniversità degli Studi di Milano2026

    … scientific and grey literature. Moreover, using Maximum Entropy (MaxEnt) modelling, high-suitability areas were identified, while both linear regression and Bayesian diffusion–growth models quantified Procambarus clarkii expansion rates and revealed environmental drivers of dispersal and local …

    milano Repository record

  16. Using Maximum Entropy to Model the Distribution of an Endangered, Endemic Crayfish Cambarus Harti (Hobbs)

    Kiourtsis, James2021

    … populations. One species distribution model, Maximum Entropy (MaxEnt), is the preferred approach when modeling species, like <em>C. harti</em>, that only have a few known locations. I used MaxEnt to create a predictive, spatial model for <em>C. harti</em>. The MaxEnt model was developed using …

    columbus-state Repository record

  17. DNA-based Population Estimation, Harvest Vulnerability, and Home Range Dynamics of Black Bears in Western Maryland

    Jones, Michael D.2019

    … samples more efficiently. We used presence-only maximum entropy (Maxent) modeling to classify the study area based on predicted probability of bear occurrence, and allocated the majority of our hair snares to areas with high or medium probabilities. Using microsatellite analysis and …

    wvu Repository record

  18. Observation and simulation of mid-latitude ice clouds

    Wu, WeiUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign2017

    … are widely used to derive PSDs in term of their maximum particle dimension (Dmax). In the second chapter, different definitions of Dmax for non-spherical particles recorded by 2D probes are compared. It is shown that derived PSDs can differ by up to a factor of 6 for Dmax < 200 μm or Dmax > 2 mm. …

    uiuc Repository record

  19. Temporal, Spatial, and Environmental Influences on the Demographics and Harvest Vulnerability of American Black Bears (Ursus americanus ) in Urban Habitats in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and West Virginia

    Tri, Andrew2019

    … I measured harvest vulnerability by generating maximum entropy (Maxent) models of bear occurrence during the prehunting period and hunting season for each study area. I used Maxent to generate models of bear occurrence. In all but one study area, black bear occurrence was 5-75% less in the …

    wvu Repository record

  20. The Spatial and Molecular Epidemiology of Lyme Disease in Eastern Ontario

    Slatculescu, Andreea M.Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa2023

    … main vector for Lyme disease in Canada. Using maximum entropy species distribution modelling to correlate blacklegged tick occurrence data with environmental variables, predictive risk models for I. scapularis and the Lyme disease pathogen, Borrelia burgdorferi, were developed. The model …

    ottawa-retro Repository record