TY - T1 - Multispectral canopy reflectance improves spatial distribution models of Amazonian understory species SN - / UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10138/315741 T3 - A1 - doninck, Jasper Van; Jones, Mirkka M.; Zuquim, Gabriela; Ruokolainen, Kalle; Moulatlet, Gabriel M.; Sirén, Anders; Cárdenas, Glenda; Lehtonen, Samuli; Tuomisto, Hanna A2 - PB - Y1 - 2020 LA - eng AB - Species distribution models are required for the research and management of biodiversity in the hyperdiverse tropical forests, but reliable and ecologically relevant digital environmental data layers are not always available. We here assess the usefulness of multispectral canopy reflectance (Landsat) relative to climate data in modelling understory plant species distributions in tropical rainforests. We used a large dataset of quantitative fern and lycophyte species inventories across lowland Am... VO - IS - SP - OP - KW - Amazonia; CHELSA; ferns; Landsat; remote sensing; soils; species distribution modelling; 1171 Geosciences N1 - PP - ER -