Modeling the potential area of occupancy at fine resolution may reduce uncertainty in species range estimates

Biological Conservation

Volumn 147, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 190-196

  Jiménez Alfaro, Borja ^a   Draper, David ^b   Nogués Bravo, David ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Area of occupancy; Habitat suitability; IUCN Red List; MaxEnt; Species distribution models; Species ranges; Species sampling

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES; ESTIMATION METHOD; MEASUREMENT METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RED LIST; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; THRESHOLD; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EMPETRUM NIGRUM;

EID: 84858149746     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2011.12.030     Document Type: Article

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