Uncertainties in coupled species distribution-metapopulation dynamics models for risk assessments under climate change

Diversity and Distributions

Volumn 19, Issue 5-6, 2013, Pages 541-554

  Naujokaitis Lewis, Ilona R ^a   Curtis, Janelle M R ^b   Tischendorf, Lutz ^c   Badzinski, Debbie ^d   Lindsay, Kathryn ^e   Fortin, Marie Josée ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b PACIFIC BIOLOGICAL STATION   (Canada)

^c ELUTIS Modelling and Consulting Inc   (Canada)

^d Bird Studies Canada   (Canada)

^e ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Multiple threats; Population viability analysis; Range margins; Sensitivity analysis; Species distribution model; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; HABITAT LOSS; METAPOPULATION; PARAMETERIZATION; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION MODELING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 84877341198     PISSN: 13669516     EISSN: 14724642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ddi.12063     Document Type: Article

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