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Living on the edge in species distribution models: The unexpected presence of three species of butterflies in a protected area in southern Spain

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  • Fernández, Pilar
  • Jordano, Diego
  • Haeger, Juan Fernández

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MaxEnt (Maximum Entropy) modelling method is probably the most popular technique to model species distributions based only on the presence records across broad spatial scales. Although it is widely used, there is much controversy about the transferability of models between different geographical areas. Transferability might be more questionable when it comes to predict the distribution of peripheral populations at the margin of the species geographical range, where they may be affected by and adapted to environmental conditions different from those of core populations. To explore transferability of MaxEnt models among sectors of the geographic range, we selected three butterfly species with wide distributions and peripheral populations at their southernmost margin in the Iberian Peninsula, namely Plebejus argus, Cyaniris semiargus and Pyronia tithonus.

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  • Fernández, Pilar & Jordano, Diego & Haeger, Juan Fernández, 2015. "Living on the edge in species distribution models: The unexpected presence of three species of butterflies in a protected area in southern Spain," Ecological Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 312(C), pages 335-346.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecomod:v:312:y:2015:i:c:p:335-346
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2015.05.032
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