Accounting for uncertainty when mapping species distributions : the need for maps of ignorance

Auteur(s) et Affiliation(s)

ROCCHINI, D.

IASMA Research and Innovation Centre, Italie

HORTAL, J.

Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Espagne

Imperial College, London, Royaume-Uni

LENGYEL, S.

Univ., Debrecen, Hongrie

LOBO, J.M.

Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Espagne

JIMÉNEZ-VALVERDE, A.

Univ. of Kansas, Etats-Unis

RICOTTA, C.

Univ. La Sapienza, Roma, Italie

BACARO, G.

Univ., Siena, Italie

CHIARUCCI, A.

Univ., Siena, Italie

Description :
Biodiversity mapping is commonly done by plotting known species occurrences, expert-drawn range maps or geographical estimations derived from species distribution models. Here the AA. review the main sources of uncertainty suggesting a code of good practices in order to minimize their effects. Specifically, the AA. claim that uncertainty should be always explicitly taken into account and propose the creation of maps of ignorance to provide information on where the mapped distributions are reliable and where they are uncertain.

Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Progress in physical geography, issn : 0309-1333, 2011, vol. 35, n°. 2, p. 211-226, nombre de pages : 16, Références bibliographiques : 4,5 p.

Date :
2011

Editeur :
Pays édition : Royaume-Uni, London, Sage Publications

Langue :
Anglais