A GIS model to predict the location of fossil packrat (Neotoma) middens in central Nevada

Western North American Naturalist

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 111-120

  Mensing, Scott A ^a   Elston Jr , Robert G ^a   Raines, Gary L ^a   Tausch, Robin J ^b   Nowak, Cheryl L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Fossil packrat middens; GIS predictive model; Neotoma; Nevada; Weights of evidence

Indexed keywords

NEOTOMA;

EID: 0034177636     PISSN: 15270904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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