Generalized linear mixed models can detect unimodal species-environment relationships

Niche theory predicts that species occurrence and abundance show non-linear, unimodal relationships with respect to environmental gradients. Unimodal models, such as the Gaussian (logistic) model, are however more difficult to fit to data than linear ones, particularly in a multi-species context in...

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Main Authors: Tahira Jamil, Cajo J.F. ter Braak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2013-07-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/95.pdf

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