Niche modeling : predictions from statistical distributions /: predictions from statistical distributions. (©2007)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: David Stockwell.
• Other Names: Stockwell, David, 1956-
• Contents: Preface; ; FUNCTIONS; Elements; Operations; Functions; Ecological Models; Summary; ; DATA; Creating; Entering Data; Queries; Joins; Loading and Saving a Database; Summary; ; SPATIAL; Data types; Operations; Summary; ; TOPOLOGY; Formalism; Topology; Hutchinsonian Niche; Environmental Envelope; Probability Distribution; Machine Learning Methods; Data Mining; Post-Hutchinsonian Niche; Summary; ; ENVIRONMENTAL DATA COLLECTIONS; Datasets; Archives; Summary; ; EXAMPLES; Model Skill; Calculating Accuracy; Predicting House Prices; Brown Tree Snake; Invasion of Zebra Mussel; Observations; ; BIAS; Range Shift; Range-Shift Model; Forms of Bias; Quantifying Bias; Summary; ; AUTOCORRELATION; Types; Characteristics; Example: Testing Statistical Skill; Within Range; Generalization to 2D; Summary; ; NON-LINEARITY; Growth Niches; Summary; ; LONG TERM PERSISTENCE; Detecting LTP; Implications of LTP; Discussion; ; CIRCULARITY; Climate Prediction; Lessons for Niche Modeling; ; FRAUD; Methods; Summary; ; References
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : Chapman & Hall/CRC
• Publication Date: 2007
• Copyright Date: 2007
• Extent: 1 online resource (201 pages), illustrations, maps
• Subjects: 577.8/2; Niche (Ecology) -- Mathematical models; Niche (Ecology) -- Computer simulation; SCIENCE -- Environmental Science (see also Chemistry) -- (Environmental); NATURE -- Ecosystems & Habitats -- Wilderness; NATURE -- Ecology; SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Ecology; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781420010466; 1420010468; 9781584884941; 1584884940; 1280733691; 9781280733697
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-197) and index.; Note: Print version record.
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