Uncertainty of bioclimate envelope models based on the geographical distribution of species

Global Ecology and Biogeography

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 575-584

  Luoto, M ^a   Poyry J ^a,c   Heikkinen, R K ^a,c   Saarinen, K ^b,d  

^a FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b Etela karjalan Allergia ja Ymparistoinstituutti   (Finland)

^c Finnish Environment Institute ^*  (Finland)

^d National Butterfly Recording Scheme in Finland   (Finland)

Author keywords

AUC; Bioclimatic models; Butterfly atlas; Finland; GAM; Latitudinal range; Prevalence; Spatial autocorrelation; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

AUTOCORRELATION; BUTTERFLY; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

PAPILIONOIDEA;

EID: 28244499981     PISSN: 1466822X     EISSN: 14668238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-822X.2005.00186.x     Document Type: Article

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