Comparing species distribution models constructed with different subsets of environmental predictors

Diversity and Distributions

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 23-35

  Bucklin, David N ^a   Basille, Mathieu ^a   Benscoter, Allison M ^a   Brandt, Laura A ^b   Mazzotti, Frank J ^a   Romañach, Stephanie S ^c   Speroterra, Carolina ^a   Watling, James I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioclimate; Extreme weather; Florida; Human influence; Land cover; Species distribution modelling

Indexed keywords

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EID: 85028171138     PISSN: 13669516     EISSN: 14724642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ddi.12247     Document Type: Article

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