Abstract
We present an integrated approach for predicting future range expansion of an invasive species (Chinese tallow tree) that incorporates statistical forecasting and analytical techniques within a spatially explicit, agent-based, simulation framework.
Keywords
Agent-based simulation model,
biological invasions,
dispersal model,
habitat quality,
invasive species,
spatial-temporal dynamics.
Citation
Wang, H.; Grant, W.E.; Swannack, T.M.; Gan, J. Rogers, W.E.; Koralewski, T.E.; Miller, J.E.; Taylor Jr., J.W. 2011. Predicted range expansion of Chinese tallow tree (Triadica sebifera) in forestlands of the southern United States. Diversity and Distributions 17:552-565.