A habitat quality indicator for common birds in Europe based on species distribution models

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 69, Issue , 2016, Pages 488-499

  Vallecillo, Sara ^a   Maes, Joachim ^a   Polce, Chiara ^a   Lavalle, Carlo ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biodiversity Strategy; Breeding habitats; Data refinement; Downscaling; Habitat suitability; Maxent; Species richness

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIRDS; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS;

BREEDING HABITATS; DATA REFINEMENTS; DOWN-SCALING; HABITAT SUITABILITY; MAXENT; SPECIES RICHNESS;

POPULATION DISTRIBUTION;

BIODIVERSITY; BIRD; BREEDING POPULATION; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE; EUROPEAN UNION; HABITAT QUALITY; HABITAT TYPE; MAXIMUM ENTROPY ANALYSIS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; SPECIES RICHNESS;

EUROPE;

AVES;

EID: 84970960145     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.05.008     Document Type: Article

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