Luíz Fernando Esser

@luizesser.bsky.social

👨🏻‍💻 Researcher
🌦️ Climate Change Impacts
🌳 Brazilian Atlantic Forest
🧭 Species Distribution Modeling

Maintainer of caretSDM and chooseGCM packages available on R's CRAN.

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Environmental science 55%

Geography 14%

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Luíz Fernando Esser @luizesser.bsky.social · 3d

Or you can try chooseGCM package 😅

github.com/luizesser/ch...

GitHub - luizesser/chooseGCM: R package to help select GCM models

R package to help select GCM models. Contribute to luizesser/chooseGCM development by creating an account on GitHub.

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Luíz Fernando Esser @luizesser.bsky.social · 3d

Usually this is avoided because of the high chance of perpetual recursion.

Luíz Fernando Esser @luizesser.bsky.social · 19d

Me and my fellows have realized some years ago the potential of caret. Since then we could put together the caretSDM package which crosses caret and stars packages to build species distribution models. github.com/luizesser/ca...

GitHub - luizesser/caretSDM: caretSDM applies a geoprocessing framework to the caret machine learning package, facilitating the access of Species Distribution Modeling community to state-of-the-art me...

caretSDM applies a geoprocessing framework to the caret machine learning package, facilitating the access of Species Distribution Modeling community to state-of-the-art methods. - luizesser/caretSDM

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Reposted by Ben Bond‐Lamberty, Shan Kothari, Luíz Fernando Esser

Global Change Biology @globalchangebio.bsky.social · Sep 18

We mourn the passing of our Editor-in-Chief Steve Long.

His vision to establish one of the first journals dedicated to Global Change over 30 years ago was truly ahead of its time. Through GCB, researchers have demonstrated that biology and ecosystems are not simply victims of global change..

Reposted by Luíz Fernando Esser

The Keeling Curve @keelingcurve.bsky.social · Jul 23

426.98 parts per million (ppm) CO2 in air 22-Jul-2025
keelingcurve.ucsd.edu

The Keeling Curve

The Keeling Curve is a daily record of global atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration maintained by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego.

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Luíz Fernando Esser @luizesser.bsky.social · Jul 11

✅ Practical applications for conservation, restoration, and predicting climate impacts on ecosystems.

#Ecology #Biodiversity #ClimateChange #OpenScience

Luíz Fernando Esser @luizesser.bsky.social · Jul 11

✅ We explore how functional traits (not just species identity) can better capture community dynamics, especially under climate change.
✅ Highlighted the role of metacommunity theory and the need for hybrid approaches combining correlative and mechanistic models.

Luíz Fernando Esser @luizesser.bsky.social · Jul 11

🔍 Key Takeaways:

✅ Community Distribution Models (CDMs) extend traditional species-level models to predict biodiversity patterns by integrating dispersal constraints, environmental filters, and biotic drivers.

Luíz Fernando Esser @luizesser.bsky.social · Jul 11

🌍 New Publication Alert! 🌿
Excited to share our latest review article: "Species Distribution Models to Help Integrate Community Ecology" published in Austral Ecology!

📄 Open Access: Read the full article here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Species Distribution Models to Help Integrate Community Ecology

Species distribution models can be used to infer communities' distributions, but what are the impacts of methodological choices in the context of Community Ecology theory? Here we map how state-of-th...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

Reposted by Luíz Fernando Esser

CRAN Updates @cranupdates.bsky.social · Jul 9

New on CRAN: caretSDM (1.1.0). View at https://CRAN.R-project.org/package=caretSDM

caretSDM: Build Species Distribution Modeling using 'caret'

Use machine learning algorithms and advanced geographic information system tools to build Species Distribution Modeling in a extensible and modern fashion.

CRAN.R-project.org

Luíz Fernando Esser @luizesser.bsky.social · Jul 9

📖 Learn more & contribute:

GitHub: github.com/luizesser/ca...

A huge thanks to everyone who supported this project! 🙏 I’d love your feedback—give it a try and let me know what you think!

#RStats #Ecology #SDM #DataScience #Biodiversity #CRAN

caretSDM applies a geoprocessing framework to the caret machine learning package, facilitating the access of Species Distribution Modeling community to state-of-the-art methods. - luizesser/caretSDM

github.com

Luíz Fernando Esser @luizesser.bsky.social · Jul 9

🔹 Key Features:
✔ Unified framework for SDM using caret
✔ Supports multiple algorithms (100+ algorithms)
✔ Automated model tuning & validation

📦 Install it now:

R> install.packages("caretSDM")

Luíz Fernando Esser @luizesser.bsky.social · Jul 9

🔹 What does it do?
caretSDM integrates advanced geoprocessing tools with the caret ecosystem to streamline SDM workflows, making it easier to train, evaluate, and compare models for ecological and biodiversity research.

Luíz Fernando Esser @luizesser.bsky.social · Jul 9

We are currently preparing a paper for submission, but some articles to help users are already available on the package website: luizesser.github.io/caretSDM/

Build Species Distribution Modeling using caret

Use machine learning algorithms and advanced geographic information system tools to build Species Distribution Modeling in a extensible and modern fashion.

luizesser.github.io

Luíz Fernando Esser @luizesser.bsky.social · Jul 9

🎉 Exciting News! My R Package caretSDM is Now on CRAN! 🎉
I’m thrilled to announce that caretSDM, my new #RStats package for Species Distribution Modeling (SDM), is now available on CRAN! 🚀

#RStats #Ecology #SDM #DataScience #Biodiversity #CRAN

Reposted by Luíz Fernando Esser

Diversity and Distributions @consbiog.bsky.social · Mar 27

Can a global predictive #modelling approach be applied to a #regionalscale to address local #conservationefforts?
Check this out doi.org/10.1111/ddi....

Luíz Fernando Esser @luizesser.bsky.social · Mar 18

100 citations according RG. A true milestone to any aspiring scientist.

www.researchgate.net/profile/Luiz... via @researchgate

Luíz Fernando Esser | Achievement

See this researcher's achievement on ResearchGate.

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Oxford Martin School @oxmartinschool.bsky.social · Feb 24

Is nature a paradise, a resource, or a garden? Join us as Professor Sandra Díaz, 2025 Tyler Prize laureate, delves into why it’s time to rethink our relationship with the nature.

📆 5 March | From 5pm

Register now: https://www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/events/nature-narratives

A poster for the event titled "Nature Narratives: Eden, Spoils or Garden" featuring Prof Sandra Díaz. The poster includes the Oxford Martin School and University of Oxford logos at the top. The text provides event details: Date & Time - 5th March 2025, 17:00–18:15 (GMT), Location - Oxford Martin School & Online. The right side displays a photograph of dandelion seed heads in a sunny field. The URL for more information is included: https://www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/events.

Reposted by Pieter De Frenne, Matthew M. Kling, Etienne Lalechère , and 1 more Pieter De Frenne, Matthew M. Kling, Etienne Lalechère, Luíz Fernando Esser

Jens-Christian Svenning @jcsvenning.bsky.social · Feb 16

Disequilibrium in plant distributions: Challenges and approaches for species distribution models - check our new review in @journalofecology.bsky.social doi.org/10.1111/1365... 🍃🌦️♨️🌿 #SDM #plants #speciesdistributions #ranges

Disequilibrium in plant distributions: Challenges and approaches for species distribution models

Plant distributions are often in disequilibrium with climate, not occupying all suitable habitat and present in conditions that no longer support long-term population persistence. This proves a chall...

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Luíz Fernando Esser @luizesser.bsky.social · Feb 3

🔗 Link to the article: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

chooseGCM: A Toolkit to Select General Circulation Models in R

Can we recreate state-of-the-art climate change projections with limited computational resources? Our research demonstrates that it is possible through a novel machine learning-based approach. By dev...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

Luíz Fernando Esser @luizesser.bsky.social · Feb 3

✅ A detailed tutorial on how to use the package.
If you're working with climate change projections and want a more efficient and reliable way to select GCMs, chooseGCM is for you! 🔥

🔗 Tutorial Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmGL...

How to choose General Circulation Models using R

YouTube video by Luíz Esser

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Luíz Fernando Esser @luizesser.bsky.social · Feb 3

📽️ To make it easy to understand and apply, we’ve prepared two videos:
✅ A short 3-minute overview explaining the method.
🔗 Short Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tADR...

chooseGCM - Reasoning and Theory

YouTube video by Luíz Esser

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Luíz Fernando Esser @luizesser.bsky.social · Feb 3

🔬 Our recent publication presents a methodological framework that significantly reduces computational time by over 79% while maintaining a high correlation (>0.9) with full-scale simulations. This is a game-changer for species distribution modeling (SDM) and ecological niche modeling (ENM)!

Luíz Fernando Esser @luizesser.bsky.social · Feb 3

🚀 New Tool for Climate Projections! 🌍📊
We are excited to introduce chooseGCM, our new R package designed to help researchers efficiently select General Circulation Models (GCMs) for climate projections! 🌱🌡️

Reposted by Rémy Beugnon, Luíz Fernando Esser

Marc J. Lajeunesse @lajeunesselab.bsky.social · Jan 26

Here’s what happens to regression 📈 when sample sizes are low…

even with a strong underlying correlation, sampling error will erode everything! 🧪 ‼️

#rstats simulation viz via the switchboard package for R

Reposted by Jillian M. Buriak, Louis Moresi, Lisa M. Given , and 2 more Jillian M. Buriak, Louis Moresi, Lisa M. Given, Alicia Valdés, Luíz Fernando Esser

Nature @nature.com · Jan 24

Roughly 6,000 readers answered our poll, with many declaring that Bluesky was nicer, kinder and less antagonistic to science than X

https://go.nature.com/42tH8Ai

Bluesky’s science takeover: 70% of Nature poll respondents use platform

Roughly 6,000 readers answered our poll, with many declaring that Bluesky was nicer, kinder and less antagonistic to science than X.

go.nature.com

Reposted by Romain Bertrand, Luíz Fernando Esser

Global Change Biology @globalchangebio.bsky.social · Jan 13

TECHNICAL ADVANCE
chooseGCM: A Toolkit to Select General Circulation Models in R

📄 https://buff.ly/3Pn3c7R

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