Using ecological niche models to infer the distribution and population size of parakeets in New Caledonia

Biological Conservation

Volumn 167, Issue , 2013, Pages 149-160

  Legault, Andrew ^a,b   Theuerkauf, Jörn ^b   Chartendrault, Vivien ^c   Rouys, Sophie ^d   Saoumoé, Maurice ^e   Verfaille, Ludovic ^e   Desmoulins, Frédéric ^c   Barré, Nicolas ^c   Gula, Roman ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b MUSEUM AND INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (Poland)

^c CIRAD   (France)

^d Conservation Research New Caledonia ^*  (New Caledonia)

^e Direction du Développement Economique ^*  (New Caledonia)

Author keywords

Distribution modelling; Habitat suitability; Reserve system

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ALTITUDE; BIRD; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ESTIMATION METHOD; HABITAT SELECTION; ISLAND; NICHE; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION SIZE; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

NEW CALEDONIA [MELANESIA];

EID: 84883414289     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2013.07.041     Document Type: Article

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