Modeling Suitable Habitat Under Climate Change for Chaparral Shrub Communities in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, California

abstract: Species distribution modeling is used to study changes in biodiversity and species range shifts, two currently well-known manifestations of climate change. The focus of this study is to explore how distributions of suitable habitat might shift under climate change for shrub communities wit...

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Other Authors: James, Jennifer (Author)
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.24761