Range size estimates of Bolivian endemic bird species revisited: The importance of environmental data and national expert knowledge

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 153, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1189-1202

  Herzog, Sebastian K ^a,b   Maillard Z , Oswaldo ^a   Embert, Dirk ^c   Caballero, Patricia ^c   Quiroga, Dennise ^c  

^a Asociacion Armonia   (Bolivia)

^b Museo de Historia Natural Alcide d' Orbigny   (Bolivia)

^c Fundación Amigos de la Naturaleza   (Bolivia)

Author keywords

Extent of occurrence; Range size overestimation; Restricted range species; Species distribution modeling; Threatened species

Indexed keywords

BIRD; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; HYBRID; RANGE SIZE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

BOLIVIA;

AVES;

EID: 84866452649     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-012-0850-2     Document Type: Article

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