Application of predictive distribution modelling to invertebrates: Odonata in South Africa

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 15, Issue 13, 2006, Pages 4239-4251

  Finch, Jemma M ^a   Samways, Michael J ^b   Hill, Trevor R ^a   Piper, Steven E ^c   Taylor, Stuart ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NATAL PIETERMARITZBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

BIOCLIM; Geographical Information Systems; Habitat modelling; Odonata; South Africa

Indexed keywords

BIOCLIMATOLOGY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DISJUNCT DISTRIBUTION; GENERALIST; GIS; INVERTEBRATE; MODEL VALIDATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POPULATION MODELING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIMILARITY INDEX; SPECIALIST;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

INVERTEBRATA; ODONATA;

EID: 33845322403     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-005-3577-z     Document Type: Article

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