Environmental and ecological signals predict periods of nutritional stress for Eastern Australian flying fox populations.
J. Lagergren, M. Ruiz-Aravena, D. J. Becker, W. Madden, L. Ruytenberg, A. Hoegh, B. Han, A. J. Peel, P. Eby, D. Jacobson, R. K. Plowright
The paper uses explainable AI to predict food shortages in Eastern Australian flying foxes, identifying environmental and bat-level features that predict nutritional stress with high accuracy.
bioRxiv · Dec 1, 2023 · PreprintEcology