Improving species distribution models for climate change studies: Variable selection and scale

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-8

  Austin, Mike P ^a   Van Niel, Kimberly P ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Climate change; Climate envelope modelling; Generalized additive modelling; Realized niche; Refugia; Resolution; Solar radiation; Species distribution modelling

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; LITERATURE REVIEW; PLANT; REFUGE; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

EID: 78649999983     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2010.02416.x     Document Type: Article

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