A maximum entropy approach to species distribution modeling
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Summary
This work proposes the use of maximum-entropy techniques for this problem, specifically, sequential-update algorithms that can handle a very large number of features, and investigates the interpretability of models constructed using maxent.
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- article
- Published
- 2004-07-04
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- 2,424
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Keywords
Overfitting, Principle of maximum entropy, Interpretability, Computer science, Environmental niche modelling
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