Using species distribution model to estimate the wintering population size of the endangered scaly-sided merganser in China.

Scaly-sided Merganser is a globally endangered species restricted to eastern Asia. Estimating its population is difficult and considerable gap exists between populations at its breeding grounds and wintering sites. In this study, we built a species distribution model (SDM) using Maxent with presence...

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Main Authors: Qing Zeng, Yamian Zhang, Gongqi Sun, Hairui Duo, Li Wen, Guangchun Lei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4315401?pdf=render