Bias correction in species distribution models: Pooling survey and collection data for multiple species

Methods in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 424-438

  Fithian, William ^a   Elith, Jane ^b   Hastie, Trevor ^a   Keith, David A ^c  

^a STANFORD LAW SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Presence absence; Presence only; Sampling bias; Spatial point processes; Species distribution models

Indexed keywords

EID: 84926660394     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2041210X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/2041-210X.12242     Document Type: Article

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