DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2015.09.033
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-84952016899
论文题名: Range wide analysis of northern spotted owl habitat relations: Reply to comments
作者: Loehle C. ; Irwin L.
刊名: Forest Ecology and Management
ISSN: 0378-1127
出版年: 2015
卷: 358 起始页码: 365
结束页码: 368
语种: 英语
Scopus关键词: Aluminum
; Birds
; Biological insight
; Habitat model
; Large-scales
; Nearest neighbors
; Site-specific
; Us fish and wildlife services
; Vegetation plots
; Ecosystems
; Strix occidentalis caurina
英文摘要: Bell et al. (2015) and Dunk et al. (2015) comment on our appraisal (Loehle et al., 2015) of biological insights from the US Fish and Wildlife Service models for northern spotted owl critical habitat. We here respond to those comments. We argue that while the low predictability of vegetation plot data by the gradient nearest neighbor (GNN) models may average out at very large scales and thus be useful in that context, errors at the site-specific scale may confound the modeling used to develop critical habitat designations. We further found that GNN errors violate statistical assumptions and are not propagated through the modeling exercise. We found multiple lines of evidence for habitat model instability, which may result from GNN uncertainty. We believe our evidence for lack of demographic predictability from the MaxEnt RHS values remains relevant to judicious use of these models for conservation. We similarly respond to other particular concerns with our analysis and conclude with suggestions. © 2015 Elsevier B.V.. Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/65254
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作者单位: National Council for Air and Stream Improvement, Inc., 552 S Washington Street, Suite 224, Naperville, IL, United States; PO Box 68, Stevensville, MT, United States
Recommended Citation:
Loehle C.,Irwin L.. Range wide analysis of northern spotted owl habitat relations: Reply to comments[J]. Forest Ecology and Management,2015-01-01,358