Habitat suitability modelling and niche theory
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Habitat suitability modelling and niche theory
1. The concept of the ecological niche relates a set of environmental variables to the fitness of species, while habitat suitability models (HSMs) relate environmental variables to the likelihood of occurrence of the species. In spite of this relationship, the concepts are weakly linked in the literature, and there is a strong need for better integration. 2. We selectively reviewed the literatu...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Applied Ecology
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0021-8901,1365-2664
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2008.01524.x