Habitat representativeness score (HRS): A novel concept for objectively assessing the suitability of survey coverage for modelling the distribution of marine species

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 90, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1269-1277

  MacLeod, Colin D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ecological niche; habitat preferences; multi variate statistical techniques; spatial modelling; survey design

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; ECOLOGICAL ZONATION; HABITAT SELECTION; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; SURVEY DESIGN;

EID: 77958506755     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: 14697769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315410000408     Document Type: Article

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