Using species distribution models for conservation planning and ecological forecasting

Predictive Species and Habitat Modeling in Landscape Ecology: Concepts and Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 271-290

  Lawler, Josh J ^a   Wiersma, Yolanda F ^b   Huettmann, Falk ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 84900232437     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-7390-0_14     Document Type: Chapter

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