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15 - Modeling Niches and Mapping Distributions

Progress and Promise of Ecological Niche Models for Primate Research

from Part III - GIS Analysis in Broad-Scale Space

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2021

By
Kenneth L. Chiou  and
Mary E. Blair
Edited by
Francine L. Dolins ,
Christopher A. Shaffer ,
Leila M. Porter ,
Jena R. Hickey  and
Nathan P. Nibbelink
Francine L. Dolins
Affiliation:
University of Michigan, Dearborn
Christopher A. Shaffer
Affiliation:
Grand Valley State University, Michigan
Leila M. Porter
Affiliation:
Northern Illinois University
Jena R. Hickey
Affiliation:
University of Georgia
Nathan P. Nibbelink
Affiliation:
University of Georgia
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In this chapter we briefly review the burgeoning field of ecological niche modeling and explore its relevance to studies of primate ecology, evolution, and conservation. Recent years have witnessed an explosion of interest in ecological niche models, spurred on by the increasing availability of occurrence data and spatially explicit environmental data, as well as GIS tools and technologies appropriate for processing the increasingly high-resolution and multidimensional data typical of this field.

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Spatial Analysis in Field Primatology
Applying GIS at Varying Scales
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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