Modeling the Spatial Distribution and Fruiting Pattern of a Key Tree Species in a Neotropical Forest: Methodology and Potential Applications

The movement patterns of wild animals depend crucially on the spatial and temporal availability of resources in their habitat. To date, most attempts to model this relationship were forced to rely on simplified assumptions about the spatiotemporal distribution of food resources. Here we demonstrate...

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Published in:	PloS one Vol. 5; no. 11; p. e15002
Main Authors:	Caillaud, Damien, Crofoot, Margaret C., Scarpino, Samuel V., Jansen, Patrick A., Garzon-Lopez, Carol X., Winkelhagen, Annemarie J. S., Bohlman, Stephanie A., Walsh, Peter D.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Public Library of Science 22.11.2010 Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subjects:	Aerial photography Agriculture Algorithms Animal models Animals approximate bayesian computation Availability behavior Biodiversity Biology Canopies Computer Science Computer Simulation Crop production Dipteryx - growth & development dipteryx-panamensis Dynamical systems Earth Sciences Ecology Ecology - methods el-nino Environmental protection Evolutionary biology Famine Food Food resources Foraging behavior Forest management Fruit - growth & development Fruits Geography Geospatial data Global positioning systems GPS habitat selection Habitats Heterogeneity Imagery Infectious diseases Keystone species Methods Models, Biological Monte Carlo Method movement patterns Ocean currents Panama Phenology Plant species Population Dynamics Population genetics recruitment Remote sensing Resource availability Satellite navigation systems seed dispersal Simulation Spatial distribution Species Stochasticity Stress concentration Surveillance Temporal distribution Temporal variations Trees Trees - growth & development Tropical Climate tropical forest Tropical forests Variation Wild animals Panama Netherlands United States > US Texas New Jersey
ISSN:	1932-6203, 1932-6203
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