Ecological Niches and Geographic Distributions (MPB-49) / / A. Townsend Peterson, Jorge Soberón, Richard G. Pearson, Miguel B. Araújo, Enrique Martínez-Meyer, Miguel Nakamura, Robert P. Anderson.

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• VerfasserIn: Peterson, A. Townsend,; Araújo, Miguel B.,; Martínez-Meyer, Enrique,; Nakamura, Miguel,; Pearson, Richard G.,; Soberón, Jorge,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2011]; ©2012
• Year of Publication: 2011
• Edition: Course Book
• Language: English
• Series: Monographs in Population Biology ; 49
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (328 p.) :; 51 line illus. 4 tables.

This book provides a first synthetic view of an emerging area of ecology and biogeography, linking individual- and population-level processes to geographic distributions and biodiversity patterns. Problems in evolutionary ecology, macroecology, and biogeography are illuminated by this integrative view. The book focuses on correlative approaches known as ecological niche modeling, species distribution modeling, or habitat suitability modeling, which use associations between known occurrences of species and environmental variables to identify environmental conditions under which populations can be maintained. The spatial distribution of environments suitable for the species can then be estimated: a potential distribution for the species. This approach has broad applicability to ecology, evolution, biogeography, and conservation biology, as well as to understanding the geographic potential of invasive species and infectious diseases, and the biological implications of climate change. The authors lay out conceptual foundations and general principles for understanding and interpreting species distributions with respect to geography and environment. Focus is on development of niche models. While serving as a guide for students and researchers, the book also provides a theoretical framework to support future progress in the field.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter One. Introduction -- Part I. Theory -- Chapter Two. Concepts Of Niches -- Chapter Three. Niches And Geographic Distributions -- Part II. Practice -- Chapter Four. Niches And Distributions In Practice: Overview -- Chapter Five. Species' Occurrence Data -- Chapter Six. Environmental Data -- Chapter Seven. Modeling Ecological Niches -- Chapter Eight. From Niches To Distributions -- Chapter Nine. Evaluating Model Performance And Signifi Cance -- Part III. Applications -- Chapter Ten. Introduction To Applications -- Chapter Eleven. Discovering Biodiversity -- Chapter Twelve. Conservation Planning And Climate Change Effects -- Chapter Thirteen. Species' Invasions -- Chapter Fourteen. The Geography Of Disease Transmission -- Chapter Fifteen. Linking Niches With Evolutionary Processes -- Appendices -- Appendix A. Glossary Of Symbols Used -- Appendix B. Set Theory For G- And E-Space -- Glossary -- Bibliography