Fine-scale environmental variation in species distribution modelling: Regression dilution, latent variables and neighbourly advice

Methods in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 248-257

  McInerny, Greg J ^a   Purves, Drew W ^a  

^a MICROSOFT RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bayesian; Bioclimate; Climate envelope; Niche modelling; Observation error; Potential distribution

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867663184     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2041210X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2041-210X.2010.00077.x     Document Type: Article

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