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Hierarchical representations of species distributions using maps, images and sighting data

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Recent advances in automated systems that handle spatial data have revolutionized the way we represent distributions of plant and animal species. The traditional dot maps, grids or line drawings used until very recently to show species ranges are being replaced by applications of models to maps of habitat variables (e.g. Walker, 1990; Scott et al, 1993). Models of ranges of populations or metapopulations now take explicit account of spatial effects, e.g. patch size, distance between suitable habitat patches, and the qualities of contiguous habitats (e.g. Hanski and Gilpin, 1991). Models of the behavior and movements of individual organisms now are carried out on spatial grids which accommodate effects such as territoriality and foraging (e.g. Folse et al., 1989).

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    Ronald I. Miller

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Hollander, A.D., Davis, F.W., Stoms, D.M. (1994). Hierarchical representations of species distributions using maps, images and sighting data. In: Miller, R.I. (eds) Mapping the Diversity of Nature. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0719-8_5

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