Climate downscaling effects on predictive ecological models: A case study for threatened and endangered vertebrates in the southeastern United States

Regional Environmental Change

Volumn 13, Issue SUPPL.1, 2013, Pages 57-68

  Bucklin, David N ^a   Watling, James I ^a   Speroterra, Carolina ^a   Brandt, Laura A ^b   Mazzotti, Frank J ^a   Romañach, Stephanie S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Climate envelope model; Downscaling; Endangered species; Florida; Species distribution model

Indexed keywords

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EID: 84893750937     PISSN: 14363798     EISSN: 1436378X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10113-012-0389-z     Document Type: Article

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