Towards a hierarchical framework for modelling the spatial distribution of animals

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1147-1166

  Mackey, Brendan G ^a   Lindenmayer, David B ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Environmental hierarchy spatial scale; Leadbeater's Possum; Potential distributions; South eastern Australia; Spatial distribution; Spatial modelling; Terrestrial vertebrates

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL MODELING; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; VERTEBRATE;

AUSTRALIA;

ANIMALIA; GYMNOBELIDEUS LEADBEATERI; METATHERIA; PETAURIDAE; VERTEBRATA; VICTORIA;

EID: 0035658205     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2699.2001.00626.x     Document Type: Article

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