Influence of model selection on the predicted distribution of the seagrass Zostera marina

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 121-122, Issue , 2013, Pages 8-19

  Downie, Anna Leena ^a,c   Von Numers, Mikael ^b   Boström, Christoffer ^b  

^a FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^c CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Baltic Sea; Ecological niche; GAM; Habitat suitability; Maxent; Spatial predictions; Zostera marina

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; CONSERVATION PLANNING; DATA SET; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MODEL VALIDATION; NICHE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PREDICTION; SEAGRASS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA; FINLAND;

MAGNOLIOPHYTA; ZOSTERA MARINA;

EID: 84875633542     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2012.12.020     Document Type: Article

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