Species distribution models and ecological theory: A critical assessment and some possible new approaches

Ecological Modelling - Tập 200 Số 1-2 - Trang 1-19 - 2007
M. P. Austin1
1CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems, GPO Box 284, Canberra City, ACT 2601, Australia

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