Niche modeling; predictions from statistical distributions.

Stockwell, David.

Chapman & Hall/CRC

2007

201 pages

$89.95

Hardcover

Mathematical and computational biology series

QH546

Niche modeling investigates the response of species to their environment and predicts their distribution using tools from mathematics and statistics, data management, and geographical spatial analysis. Stockwell (computer science, U. of California-San Diego) explains the relatively new field to readers who have a basic knowledge of mathematics and programming. Six of the 12 chapters are devoted to sources of errors and how to avoid them. The CiP data shows the title Ecological niche modeling: ecoinformatics in applications to biodiversity.