Using species distribution models to inform IUCN Red List assessments

Biological Conservation

Volumn 177, Issue , 2014, Pages 174-184

  Syfert, Mindy M ^a,b,c   Joppa, Lucas ^c   Smith, Matthew J ^c   Coomes, David A ^a   Bachman, Steven P ^d   Brummitt, Neil A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^c MICROSOFT RESEARCH   (United States)

^d ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Extent of occurrence (EOO); Maxent; Neotropics; Plants; Red List assessments; Sampled Red List Index (SRLI)

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; NEOTROPICAL REGION; PLANT; RED LIST; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

COSTA RICA; PANAMA [CENTRAL AMERICA];

EID: 84904866518     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2014.06.012     Document Type: Article

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