Generalized linear and generalized additive models in studies of species distributions: Setting the scene

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 157, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 89-100

  Guisan, Antoine ^a,b   Edwards Jr, Thomas C ^c   Hastie, Trevor ^d  

^a Centre Suisse de Cartographie de la Faune   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^c UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Generalized additive model; Generalized linear model; Predictive modeling; Species distribution; Statistical modeling

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL MODELING; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0037202446     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3800(02)00204-1     Document Type: Article

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