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Effect of sampling pattern on estimation of species distributions along gradients

โœ Scribed by Mohler, C. L.

Book ID
104616602
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Year
1983
Tongue
English
Weight
403 KB
Volume
54
Category
Article
ISSN
1573-5052

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โœฆ Synopsis

Computer simulation and statistical theory indicate that estimation of species distribution is difficult when species reach maximum abundance near one end of the sampled portion of a gradient or when they have wide ecological breadth. Relative to balanced sampling of the whole gradient, concentration of sampling effort near the ends increases accuracy in estimation of distributions of truncated species more than it decreases accuracy for other species. Hence, overall accuracy in the estimation of distributions for a collection of species with modes scattered about on a gradient is greatest when sampling is somewhat more intense near the extremes of the gradient.

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