Multiscale, presence-only habitat suitability models: Fine-resolution maps for eight bat species

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 892-901

  Bellamy, Chloe ^a   Scott, Christopher ^a   Altringham, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bats; Habitat suitability model; MaxEnt; Multiscale model; Presence only model; Spatial scale; Species distribution model

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BAT; BIOACOUSTICS; BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DECISION MAKING; ECHOLOCATION; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; HABITAT CREATION; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; LAND USE CHANGE; MAP; SOFTWARE; VULNERABILITY;

CUMBRIA; ENGLAND; LAKE DISTRICT; UNITED KINGDOM;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 84880324390     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.12117     Document Type: Article

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