Michael J. Somers

Ecology · 2006–2014

A researcher in the Science corpus: 7 papers; trusts 8 researchers and is trusted by 0 researchers here, as inferred from the citation graph.

Subfields

• Ecology — 66 citations into it
• Nature and Landscape Conservation — 32 citations into it
• Ecological Modeling — 31 citations into it

Whom Michael J. Somers trusts overall

Their strongest outbound trust, strongest first, inferred from their citations.

1. Steven J. Phillips
2. Jane Elith
3. M. Hayward
4. Peter McCullagh
5. Alan Agresti
6. Hirotugu Akaike
7. G. Balme
8. Antoine Guisan

Papers from Michael J. Somers's perspective

Ordered by how strongly the researchers Michael J. Somers trusts endorse each paper. Same corpus, a different order for every researcher.

1. Modeling of species distributions with Maxent: new extensions and a comprehensive evaluation
2. Predicting species distribution: offering more than simple habitat models. (Ecology Letters)
3. Maximum entropy modeling of species geographic distributions
4. A statistical explanation of MaxEnt for ecologists
5. A new look at the statistical model identification
6. Spatial prediction of species distribution: an interface between ecological theory and statistical modelling
7. Selecting pseudo-absence data for presence-only distribution modeling: How far should you stray from what you know?
8. Model selection and multimodel inference : a practical information-theoretic approach
9. The need for evidence-based conservation. (Trends in Ecology & Evolution)
10. The African Wild Dog: Behavior, Ecology, and Conservation

Their papers

• Survival rates and causes of mortality of leopards Panthera pardus in southern Africa (2014) — 90 citations
• Extent and fragmentation of suitable leopard habitat in South Africa (2013) — 128 citations
• The potential for large carnivores to act as biodiversity surrogates in southern Africa (2008) — 105 citations
• Translocating lions into an inbred lion population in the Hluhluwe‐iMfolozi Park, South Africa (2008) — 108 citations
• Rates and causes of mortality in Endangered African wild dogs Lycaon pictus: lessons for management and monitoring (2007) — 99 citations
• Efforts going to the dogs? Evaluating attempts to re-introduce endangered wild dogs in South Africa (2007) — 140 citations
• Divided we fail: the importance of social integration for the re‐introduction of endangered African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus) (2006) — 88 citations