An optimality criterion to determine areas of endemism.
Syst Biol
; 51(5): 806-16, 2002 Oct.
Article
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| ID: mdl-12396592
A formal method was developed to determine areas of endemism. The study region is divided into cells, and the number of species that can be considered as endemic is counted for a given set of cells (= area). Thus, the areas with the maximum number of species considered endemic are preferred. This is the first method for the identification of areas of endemism that implements an optimality criterion directly based on considering the aspects of species distribution that are relevant to endemism. The method is implemented in two computer programs, NDM and VNDM, available from the authors.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Ecossistema
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Modelos Teóricos
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Syst Biol
Assunto da revista:
BIOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2002
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Argentina
País de publicação:
Reino Unido