Subjective uncertainties in habitat suitability maps

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 195, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 172-186

  Ray, Nicolas ^a   Burgman, Mark A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cervus unicolor; Epistemic uncertainty; Expert knowledge; Habitat suitability; Least cost distance

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; COSTS; ECOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

CERVUS UNICOLOR; EPISTEMIC UNCERTAINTY; EXPERT KNOWLEDGE; HABITAT SUITABILITY; LEAST-COST DISTANCE;

MAPS;

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; CONSERVATION PLANNING; DATA INTERPRETATION; DECISION MAKING; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; HABITAT SELECTION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

CERVIDAE; CERVUS UNICOLOR;

EID: 33646420096     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2005.11.039     Document Type: Article

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