Evaluating reliability of habitat suitability index models

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 973-985

  Roloff, Gary J ^a   Kernohan, Brian J ^b  

^a Boise Cascade Corporation   (United States)

^b Boise Cascade Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Habitat modeling; Habitat suitability index; HSI; Model validation

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; HABITAT QUALITY; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0343340077     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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