Ecological niche modelling of montane mammals in the Great Basin, North America: Examining past and present connectivity of species across basins and ranges

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 148-161

  Waltari, Eric ^a   Guralnick, Robert P ^b  

^a DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Ecological niche modelling; Great Basin; Insular biogeography; Last Glacial Maximum; Montane mammals; North America; Species distribution

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; CLIMATE CHANGE; COLONIZATION; GIS; HABITAT QUALITY; LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM; MAMMAL;

BASIN AND RANGE PROVINCE; GREAT BASIN; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 57649131412     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2008.01959.x     Document Type: Article

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