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There are some ecological concepts that are needed to interpret and critically evaluate SDM results, which are going to be discussed here.
Write down a one-sentence answer for each question.
Ecological niches and geographic distributions
Fundamentals of species distribution modelling
Watch the following videos and answer the nasty questions below.
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What is a species?
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What is the difference between the fundamental and the realized niche?
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How is geographical space related to niche space?
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How can biotic interactions influence the distribution of species?
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Why can dispersal be a problem for modelling the distribution of species?
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And last but not least: How does Species Distribution Modelling work?
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