Comparing mechanistic and empirical model projections of crop suitability and productivity: Implications for ecological forecasting

Agriculture & Biology

• mechanistic models 100%
• empirical models 99%
• crops 41%
• entropy 40%
• normalized difference vegetation index 33%
• species abundance 26%
• corn 16%
• moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer 13%
• crop models 10%
• growth models 9%
• field crops 9%
• arid lands 9%
• niches 7%
• South Africa 7%
• spatial distribution 7%
• geographical distribution 6%
• climate 6%
• habitats 5%
• soil 4%
• methodology 2%

Earth & Environmental Sciences

• forecasting 60%
• crop 56%
• productivity 53%
• entropy 23%
• NDVI 18%
• maize 17%
• ecological niche 7%
• MODIS 5%
• Africa 4%
• distribution 4%
• spatial distribution 4%
• habitat 4%
• climate 3%
• soil 2%
• modeling 2%
• method 1%