Uncertainty in distribution forecasts caused by taxonomic ambiguity under climate change scenarios: A case study with two newt species in mainland Spain

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 111-121

  Romero, David ^a   Olivero, Jesús ^a   Márquez, Ana Luz ^a   Báez, José C ^a   Real, Raimundo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Climate change; Conservation biogeography; Conservation policy; Distribution forecast; Species distribution modelling; Taxonomy; Triturus marmoratus; Triturus pygmaeus; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; BIOGEOGRAPHY; CLIMATE VARIATION; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; PREDICTION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SUBSPECIES; TAXONOMY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

SPAIN;

AMPHIBIA; SALAMANDRIDAE; TRITURUS; TRITURUS MARMORATUS; TRITURUS PYGMAEUS;

EID: 84890312109     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jbi.12189     Document Type: Article

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