Using a novel model approach to assess the distribution and conservation status of the endangered Baird's tapir

We test a new species distribution modelling (SDM) framework, while comparing results to more common distribution modelling techniques. This framework allows for the combination of presence‐only (PO) and presence‐absence (PA) data and accounts for imperfect detection and spatial bias in presence data. The new framework tested here is based on a Poisson point process model, which allows for predictions of population size. We compared these estimates to those provided by experts on the species.

• Publication year

  2017

• Venue

  Diversity and Distributions

• Publication date

  2017-09-18

• Fields of study

  Biology, Mathematics, Environmental Science

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1111/ddi.12631
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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