Ecological-niche modeling and prioritization of conservation-area networks for Mexican herpetofauna

Conservation Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1031-1041

  Urbina Cardona, J Nicolás ^a,b   Flores Villela, Oscar ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b Conservation International Colombia ^*  (Colombia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Area prioritization; Conservation planning; MaxEnt; Niche based distribution models; Protected areas; Reptiles; Site selection

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; CLOUD FOREST; DECIDUOUS FOREST; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENDEMIC SPECIES; EVERGREEN FOREST; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; MAXIMUM ENTROPY ANALYSIS; MOUNTAIN REGION; NICHE OVERLAP; PRIORITIZATION; PROTECTED AREA; REPTILE; SITE SELECTION;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FACTUAL DATABASE; GEOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; MEXICO; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; REPTILE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; THEORETICAL MODEL; PROCEDURES;

AMPHIBIANS; ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DEMOGRAPHY; ECOSYSTEM; GEOGRAPHY; MEXICO; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PLANNING TECHNIQUES; REPTILES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA];

AMPHIBIA; REPTILIA;

EID: 77954718599     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: 15231739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2009.01432.x     Document Type: Article

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