Assessing the accuracy of species distribution models to predict amphibian species richness patterns

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 182-190

  Pineda, Eduardo ^a,b   Lobo, Jorge M ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^b MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Mexico; Model errors; Model validation; Overestimates; Species distribution models; Well surveyed localities

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; HOME RANGE; MODEL VALIDATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES RICHNESS;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; MEXICO; PHYSIOLOGY;

AMPHIBIANS; ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; MEXICO; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

AMPHIBIA;

EID: 57549113511     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2008.01471.x     Document Type: Article

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