Individual‐level biotic interactions and species distribution models

• Published in: Journal of biogeography Vol. 51; no. 11; pp. 2071 - 2083
• Main Authors: Gaya, Heather E., Chandler, Richard B.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.11.2024
• Subjects: Abiotic factors; Binary data; biogeography; biotic interactions; Case studies; climate; Climate effects; Climate models; Competition; Environmental effects; environmental factors; Geographical distribution; individual‐based models; latitude; mark-recapture studies; modifiable areal unit problem; Mountains; North Carolina; point process; Population density; Population studies; Setophaga caerulescens; Setophaga citrina; Simulation; Songbirds; spatial capture‐recapture; Spatial variations; Species; species distribution model; United States > US; North Carolina

Aim Accounting for biotic interactions in species distribution models is complicated by the fact that interactions occur at the individual‐level at unknown spatial scales. Standard approaches that ignore individual‐level interactions and focus on aggregate scales are subject to the modifiable aerial...