Predictive multi‐scale occupancy models at range‐wide extents: Effects of habitat and human disturbance on distributions of wetland birds
Abstract
Predicting distributions is fundamental to ecology, yet hindered by spatially restricted sampling, scale‐dependent relationships and detection error associated with field surveys. Predictive species distribution models (SDMs) are nonetheless vital for conservation of many species. We developed a framework for building predictive SDMs with multi‐scale data and used it to develop range‐wide breeding‐season SDMs for 14 marsh bird species of concern.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Oct 21, 2019
- Source ID
- 10.1111/ddi.12995
Entities
People
- Bryan S Stevens
- Courtney J Conway
Organizations
- United States Department of Defense
- United States Fish and Wildlife Service
- University of Idaho