Species traits affect the performance of species distribution models for plants in southern California

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 177-189

  Syphard, Alexandra D ^a,b   Franklin, Janet ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Conservation Biology Institute ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Chaparral; Coastal sage scrub; Disturbance response; Fire; Life history traits; Rarity; Species range

Indexed keywords

CHAPARRAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; ECOREGION; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FOREST FIRE; FORESTRY MODELING; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; LONGEVITY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RANGE SIZE; RARITY;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79955485829     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: 16541103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2009.01133.x     Document Type: Article

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