Mapping the geographic distribution of Aglaia bourdillonii Gamble (Meliaceae), an endemic and threatened plant, using ecological niche modeling

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1917-1925

  Irfan Ullah, M ^a   Amarnath, Giriraj ^b   Murthy, M S R ^b   Peterson, A Townsend ^c  

^a ASHOKA TRUST FOR RESEARCH IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (India)

^b NATIONAL REMOTE SENSING AGENCY   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Aglaia bourdillonii; GARP; Niche modeling; Southern Western Ghats; Species distribution modeling

Indexed keywords

DICOTYLEDON; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENDEMIC SPECIES; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; MAPPING METHOD; NICHE; PROTECTED AREA;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; WESTERN GHATS;

AGLAIA; MELIACEAE;

EID: 34249750068     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-006-9110-1     Document Type: Article

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