Integrating fundamental concepts of ecology, biogeography, and sampling into effective ecological niche modeling and species distribution modeling
- 30 October 2012
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Informa UK Limited in Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology
- Vol. 146 (4), 789-796
- https://doi.org/10.1080/11263504.2012.740083
Abstract
Correlative techniques for estimating environmental requirements of species – variably termed ecological niche modeling or species distribution modeling – are becoming very popular tools for ecologists and biogeographers in understanding diverse aspects of biodiversity. These tools, however, are frequently applied in ways that do not fit well into knowledge frameworks in population ecology and biogeography, or into the realities of sampling biodiversity over real-world landscapes. We offer 10 “fixes” – adjustments to typical methodologies that will take into account population ecological and biogeographic frameworks to produce better models.Keywords
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