Minimum number of environmental variables with Maxent?

[aw1...@bristol.ac.uk]

Hi all,

I am currently using 3 environmental variables to produce Maxent niche models - I selected these from a larger set of variables and removed those that showed high collinearity. 

Does anyone know if there is a recommended minimum number of variables that can be used with Maxent?

Thanks and best wishes,

Amy 

Amy Waterson | PhD Student

 

School of Earth Sciences & School of Geographical Sciences

University of Bristol

University Road

Bristol, BS8 1SS, UK

 

Email: A.Wat...@bristol.ac.uk

[Francisco Rodriguez Sanchez]

Hi Amy,

I don't think there is a minimum - one variable would be just fine if it has enough predictive power. Actually it's often recommended to use fewer rather than many variables...

Cheers

Paco

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[aw1...@bristol.ac.uk]

Hi Paco,

Thanks a lot for your help - that's good to know!

Cheers,

Amy