High-resolution niche models via a correlative approach: Comparing and combining correlative and process-based information

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 237-238, Issue , 2012, Pages 63-73

  Bogosian, Victor ^a   Hellgren, Eric C ^a   Sears, Michael W ^b   Moody, Raymond W ^c  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Tinker AFB   (United States)

Author keywords

Correlative models; Model comparison; Model selection; Niche suitability; Phrynosoma cornutum; Process based models; Receiver operating characteristic; Texas horned lizards

Indexed keywords

MODEL COMPARISON; MODEL SELECTION; NICHE SUITABILITY; PHRYNOSOMA CORNUTUM; PROCESS-BASED MODELS; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS; TEXAS HORNED LIZARDS;

PIXELS;

ECOSYSTEMS;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORRELATION; LIZARD; MODEL VALIDATION; NICHE OVERLAP; VEGETATION TYPE;

OKLAHOMA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

PHRYNOSOMA CORNUTUM; SQUAMATA;

EID: 84860816281     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2012.04.017     Document Type: Article

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