Statistical modeling of current and potential future habitat, then simulation of potential colonization within that habitat, for tree species in the Eastern US

Louis Iverson; Anantha M. Prasad; Mark Schwartz; Stephen Matthews

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Statistical modeling of current and potential future habitat, then simulation of potential colonization within that habitat, for tree species in the Eastern US

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Authors:

Louis Iverson, Anantha M. Prasad, Mark Schwartz, Stephen Matthews

Year:

2006

Type:

Other

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

In: Proceedings of the international workshop on forest landscape modeling: 2006 June 20-24; Beijing, China. [Publisher name unknown]: [Place of publication unknown]. Abstract.

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Abstract

We use a regression tree ensemble method to assess current species-environment relationships as well as model potential suitable habitat under a variety of global climate change scenarios.

Keywords

regression tree, random forest, climate change, eastern United States, tree species distribution, migration

Citation

Iverson, Louis; Prasad, Anantha; Schwartz, Mark; Matthews, Steven. 2006. Statistical modeling of current and potential future habitat, then simulation of potential colonization within that habitat, for tree species in the Eastern US. In: Proceedings of the international workshop on forest landscape modeling: 2006 June 20-24; Beijing, China. [Publisher name unknown]: [Place of publication unknown]. Abstract.