The Applications of Species Distribution Models in Palaeontology
详细信息
- 责任者：Zhang Linna (Graduate University ; Chinese Academy of Sciences ; Beijing 100049 ; China) ; Fan Junxuan
- 刊名：Acta Palaeontologica Sinica
- 出版年：2013
- 卷期：52(2)
- 关键词：古生态学 ; paleoecology ; 模型 ; models
- 页码：p.146-160
- 图表：illus., 3 tables, 77 refs.
- 分类号：1100
- issnNo：ISSN0001-6616
- isbnNo：CN32-1188/Q
摘要
Species distribution models(SDMs) are numerical tools that,based on niche requirements of species,relate species occurrence data at known localities with the environmental data of those localities to predict species’ potential geographic ranges in different time intervals and regions.SDMs provide a new method for the reconstruction of geographic ranges of fossil species,the analysis of ecological characteristics of fossil species,and study of the coevolution of the Earth’s environment and its biota.SDMs are particularly suitable for precise studies of biogeography,ecology and evolution,as they are a quantitative method that can produce robust results and high-resolution,predictive maps.This paper introduces the basic principles and the processes of species distribution models.Furthermore,we use the graptolite species,Tangyagraptus typicus Mu as a case study to describe the detailed steps of species distribution models.Finally,we discuss the suitability of the method to palaeontological studies,especially those problems inherent to palaeontological data.