Can species distribution modelling provide estimates of population densities? A case study with jaguars in the Neotropics

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• Publication year

  2012

• Venue

  Diversity and Distributions

• Publication date

  2012-06-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Mathematics, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1111/j.1472-4642.2012.00892.x
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