![Mammalian species richness. Red high numbers, blue low numbers](/sites/biodiversity/files/styles/21_9_placeholder_/public/images/2022/MamsRichness.jpg?h=5a0c565f&itok=lJv9URG2)
Biodiversity Modeling & Policy
Biodiversity Modeling & Policy focuses on the description and understanding of species distributions and biodiversity patterns.
![two biodiversity modeling researchers pointing at a computer screen with a map](/sites/biodiversity/files/styles/7_5_placeholder_/public/images/2020/BI%20modeling.jpg?h=f4761ccc&itok=RexsAiBB)
Research
Studying areas of distribution is of fundamental biological importance. Areas of distribution are at the core of Biogeography, Macroecology and Evolution.
![Image of a fundamental niche (the blue ellipsoid) in three climatic dimensions. The red points represent the realized niche](/sites/biodiversity/files/styles/1_1_placeholder_/public/images/2022/Nicho2.png?h=94929889&itok=JExCUgLn)