Species distribution models and ecological theory: A critical assessment and some possible new approaches

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• Publication year

  2007

• Venue

  Ecological Modelling

• Publication date

  2007-01-10

• Fields of study

  Biology, Mathematics, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1016/J.ECOLMODEL.2006.07.005
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