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Main Authors: Herkt, K Matthias B, Fahr, Jakob
Format: Dataset Open Access
Language:en
Published: PANGAEA 2017
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.871515
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author Herkt, K Matthias B
Fahr, Jakob
author_facet Herkt, K Matthias B
Fahr, Jakob
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contents IUCN expert maps are increasingly used in macroecological research. However, IUCN maps have not been produced for this purpose. Macroecological insights based exclusively on this data type could hence be misleading. Here we compare for a large taxonomic group (bats) and an entire biogeographic realm (Africa) the species-specific discrepancies between IUCN maps and species distribution models (SDMs), which were designed to approximate the complete geographic range of species. We then examine the implications for a typical macroecological analysis aimed at identifying environmental correlates of species richness. Here we provide data supporting the above analyses.
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spellingShingle African bat species distribution models and gridded IUCN expert maps
Herkt, K Matthias B
Fahr, Jakob
Africa; Africa_cont; MULT; Multiple investigations
IUCN expert maps are increasingly used in macroecological research. However, IUCN maps have not been produced for this purpose. Macroecological insights based exclusively on this data type could hence be misleading. Here we compare for a large taxonomic group (bats) and an entire biogeographic realm (Africa) the species-specific discrepancies between IUCN maps and species distribution models (SDMs), which were designed to approximate the complete geographic range of species. We then examine the implications for a typical macroecological analysis aimed at identifying environmental correlates of species richness. Here we provide data supporting the above analyses.
title African bat species distribution models and gridded IUCN expert maps
topic Africa; Africa_cont; MULT; Multiple investigations
url https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.871515