Discerning the impact of human-mediated factors on biodiversity using bioclimatic envelope models and partial regression techniques

Diversity and Distributions

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 300-309

  Zafra Calvo, Noelia ^a   Rodríguez, Miguel Á ^a   Lobo, Jorge M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

^b MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bioclimatic envelope modelling; Bioko island; Equatorial Guinea; Human biodiversity relationships; Partial regressions

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOCLIMATOLOGY; BIRD; CONSERVATION PLANNING; DICOTYLEDON; FERN; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; MONOCOTYLEDON; NATURE CONSERVATION; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; PRIMATE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; SPECIES RICHNESS;

BIOKO; EQUATORIAL GUINEA;

AVES; DICOTYLEDONEAE; FILICOPHYTA; LILIOPSIDA;

EID: 77950140647     PISSN: 13669516     EISSN: 14724642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-4642.2010.00643.x     Document Type: Article

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