Ensemble distribution models in conservation prioritization: From consensus predictions to consensus reserve networks

Diversity and Distributions

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 309-321

  Meller, Laura ^a,b   Cabeza, Mar ^a   Pironon, Samuel ^b   Barbet Massin, Morgane ^c,d   Maiorano, Luigi ^e   Georges, Damien ^b   Thuiller, Wilfried ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITÉ JOSEPH FOURIER   (France)

^c SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Consensus predictions; Efficiency; Optimization; Rare species; Systematic conservation planning; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893960701     PISSN: 13669516     EISSN: 14724642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ddi.12162     Document Type: Article

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