Modelling the distribution of wetland birds on the Red Sea coast in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Applied Ecology and Environmental Research

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 67-84

  Almalki, M ^a   Alrashidi, M ^b   O'Connell M J ^c   Shobrak, M ^d   Szekely T ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIL   (Saudi Arabia)

^c Ecological Research and Training ltd   (United Kingdom)

^d TAIF UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

MaxEnt; Red Sea coast; Species distribution model; Wetland birds

Indexed keywords

AVES; LARIDAE;

EID: 84926217192     PISSN: 15891623     EISSN: 17850037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15666/aeer/1301_067084     Document Type: Article

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