Bioclimate envelope model predictions for natural resource management: Dealing with uncertainty

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 731-740

  Mbogga, Michael S ^a   Wang, Xianli ^a   Hamann, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Climate change; Species distribution models; Trembling aspen; Western Canada

Indexed keywords

BIOCLIMATOLOGY; CLIMATE CHANGE; DECIDUOUS FOREST; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; HABITAT QUALITY; NATURAL RESOURCE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PREDICTION; REFORESTATION; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CANADA;

EID: 77954360282     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2010.01830.x     Document Type: Article

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