Developing dynamic mechanistic species distribution models: Predicting bird-mediated spread of invasive plants across northeastern North America

American Naturalist

Volumn 178, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 30-43

  Merow, Cory ^a   Lafleur, Nancy ^a   Silander Jr , John A ^a   Wilson, Adam M ^a   Rubega, Margaret ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Celastrus orbiculatus; Cellular automaton; Grid based model; Spatially explicit model; Species distribution model; Sturnus vulgaris

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; CELLULAR AUTOMATON; CONIFEROUS FOREST; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DISPERSAL; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; GROWTH RATE; INVASIVE SPECIES; MUTUALISM; PASSERINE; PHYTOGEOGRAPHY; POPULATION GROWTH; POPULATION MODELING; VINE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELASTRUS; ECOSYSTEM; INTRODUCED SPECIES; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION GROWTH; SONGBIRD; SYMBIOSIS; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; CELASTRUS; ECOSYSTEM; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEW ENGLAND; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION GROWTH; SONGBIRDS; SYMBIOSIS;

NORTH AMERICA;

AVES; CELASTRACEAE; CELASTRUS ORBICULATUS; STURNUS; STURNUS VULGARIS;

EID: 79959293714     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/660295     Document Type: Article

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