Climate Envelopes for Species Distribution Models

Publication Name
26th International Workshop on Statistical Modelling
Publisher
IWSM 2011
ISBN
9788469451298
Abstract

Spatial models of species distribution often include attempts to describe relationships with climate variables via low-degree spline curves; these are commonly termed "climate envelopes". Such curves should typically be either unimodal or monotonic. We propose a simple parametric alternative to spline curves which appeals to biological plausibility and can capture common expected features of species' presence/climate relationships. Furthermore, the methodology can be extended to the multivariate case in a straightforward manner.

Year
2011
Category
Book Chapter
Output Tags
SG 2006-2011 WP 3.6 Species, Habitats and Ecosystems
Climate XChange
WP3.4 - Resilience of Scotland's biodiversity to change