Modelling the recent and potential future spatial distribution of the Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus) and Blackbird (T. merula) in Switzerland

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 149, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 529-544

  von dem Bussche, Jens ^a   Spaar, Reto ^b   Schmid, Hans ^b   Schröder, Boris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^b SWISS ORNITHOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Climate change scenarios; Habitat preferences; Scale dependency; Species distribution modelling; Turdus sp

Indexed keywords

BIRD; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE VARIATION; COEXISTENCE; FUTURE PROSPECT; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT STRUCTURE; MODELING; NICHE; RANGE EXPANSION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TERRITORY; VEGETATION COVER;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SWITZERLAND;

TURDUS; TURDUS MERULA; TURDUS TORQUATUS;

EID: 52949105143     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-008-0295-9     Document Type: Article

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