Overcoming the rare species modelling paradox: A novel hierarchical framework applied to an Iberian endemic plant

Biological Conservation

Volumn 143, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2647-2657

  Lomba, A ^a   Pellissier, L ^b   Randin, C ^c   Vicente, J ^a   Moreira, F ^d   Honrado, J ^a   Guisan, A ^b  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGAÇÃO EM BIODIVERSIDADE E RECURSOS GENÉTICOS   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^d INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

BIOMOD; Conservation; Ensemble modelling; Hierarchic modelling; Rare species; Species distribution modelling

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DATA SET; ENDEMIC SPECIES; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; POPULATION SIZE; RARE SPECIES; SPECIALIZATION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

IBERIAN PENINSULA;

EID: 77956877212     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2010.07.007     Document Type: Article

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