Sensitivity of species-distribution models to error, bias, and model design: An application to resource selection functions for woodland caribou

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 213, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 143-155

  Johnson, Chris J ^a   Gillingham, Michael P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

GPS; Radiotelemetry; Resource selection function; Sensitivity analysis; Species distribution; Woodland caribou

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; PLANTS (BOTANY);

RESOURCE SELECTION FUNCTION; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; WOODLAND CARIBOU;

RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

DEER; DESIGN; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; GPS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; RADIOTELEMETRY; RESOURCE SELECTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WOODLAND;

ANIMALIA; RANGIFER TARANDUS; RANGIFER TARANDUS CARIBOU;

EID: 40849114636     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2007.11.013     Document Type: Article

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