The effect of sample size and species characteristics on performance of different species distribution modeling methods

Ecography

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 773-785

  Hernandez, Pilar A ^a   Graham, Catherine H ^b   Master, Lawrence L ^a   Albert, Deborah L ^a  

^a NATURESERVE   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; RARE SPECIES; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

EID: 33750352002     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: 16000587     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0906-7590.2006.04700.x     Document Type: Article

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