ModEco: an integrated software package for ecological niche modeling

Qinghua Guo, Yu Liu
2010 Ecography  
ModEco is a software package for ecological niche modeling. It integrates a range of niche modeling methods within a geographical information system. ModEco provides a user friendly platform that enables users to explore, analyze, and model species distribution data with relative ease. ModEco has several unique features: 1) it deals with different types of ecological observation data, such as presence and absence data, presence-only data, and abundance data; 2) it provides a range of models
more » ... dealing with presence-only data, such as presence-only models, pseudo-absence models, background vs presence data models, and ensemble models; and 3) it includes relatively comprehensive tools for data visualization, feature selection, and accuracy assessment.
doi:10.1111/j.1600-0587.2010.06416.x fatcat:cz2a5v6ysnhdvljinaqtmmnn5u