Species distribution models and impact factor growth in environmental journals: Methodological fashion or the attraction of global change science

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 2014, Pages

  B, Lluís ^a,b  

^a CENTRE TECNOLÒGIC FORESTAL DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b CREAF   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; GLOBAL CHANGE; HUMAN; INVASIVE SPECIES; JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR; LAND USE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; METHODOLOGY; PUBLICATION; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION MODEL; STATISTICS;

EID: 84911471622     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0111996     Document Type: Article

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