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Domain-specific language alignment of multimodal embeddings towards explainable predictions

Gabrielė Tijūnaitytė; Thijs L. van der Plas; Mohamed-Bachir Belaid; Rob Knapen; Maciej J. Soja; Ioannis N. Athanasiadis · 2026-10-16

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This preprint develops a method for connecting multimodal Earth embeddings to domain-specific language, helping explain species-distribution predictions through habitat descriptions and interpretable ecological concepts.

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arXiv abstract, authors and version history reviewed; version 1 submitted October 16, 2026. Preprint; full methods and reported benchmark results not independently validated. Tested on two species-distribution datasets; broader ecological applicability and conservation outcomes are not established.

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Gabrielė Tijūnaitytė; Thijs L. van der Plas; Mohamed-Bachir Belaid; Rob Knapen; Maciej J. Soja; Ioannis N. Athanasiadis. 2026-10-16. Domain-specific language alignment of multimodal embeddings towards explainable predictions. https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.23110v1 (AI & Environment Resource Hub; record paper-language-alignment-earth-2610-23110; collection snapshot 2026-10-24).

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Gabrielė Tijūnaitytė; Thijs L. van der Plas; Mohamed-Bachir Belaid; Rob Knapen; Maciej J. Soja; Ioannis N. Athanasiadis
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