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Species distribution

Species distribution, or species dispersion, is the manner in which a biological taxon is spatially arranged. The geographic limits of a particular taxon's distribution is its range, often represented as shaded areas on a map. Patterns of distribution change depending on the scale at which they are viewed, from the arrangement of individuals within a…

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Patterns on small scales

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Factors affecting species distribution

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Range

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Patterns on large scales

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Range

Factors affecting species distribution

Patterns on large scales

Patterns on small scales

Statistical determination of distribution patterns

Species distribution models

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Species distribution

Nodes58
Edges57
Triples65
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.034483
Components1

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Species distribution

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related to Clumped · 9
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related to Biotic · 8
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Species distribution → phenology of the organism

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species distribution range population clumped individuals example random also found often factors uniform used areas models resources dispersal water distance

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Species distributionis aphenology of the organism0.90text
summer rangeinstance ofterms0.80text
winter range are often employed.For species for which only part of their range is used for breeding activityinstance ofterms0.80text
the terms breeding rangeinstance ofterms0.80text
non-breeding range are used.For mobile animalsinstance ofterms0.80text
the term natural range is often usedinstance ofterms0.80text
as opposed to areas where it occurs as a vagrant.Geographic or temporal qualifiers are often addedinstance ofterms0.80text
such as in British range or pre-1950 rangeinstance ofterms0.80text
predationinstance ofEven the snow crab has extended its range 500 km north.BioticBiotic factors0.80text
diseaseinstance ofEven the snow crab has extended its range 500 km north.BioticBiotic factors0.80text
and inter-instance ofEven the snow crab has extended its range 500 km north.BioticBiotic factors0.80text
intra-specific competition for resources such as foodinstance ofEven the snow crab has extended its range 500 km north.BioticBiotic factors0.80text

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