changeRangeR is an R package that facilitates workflows to reproducibly transform estimates of species’ distributions into metrics relevant for conservation. For example, by combining predictions from species distribution models (SDMs) with other maps of environmental data (e.g., suitable forest cover), researchers can characterize the proportion ...
DOI: 10.1111/csp2.12863
Last Update: 2024
Data analysis Species populations Terrestrial Marine Freshwater Birds Mammals Fishes Reptiles Amphibians Butterflies Macroinvertebrates Other Invertebrates
Login to add the tool into your favorites.
changeRangeR is an R package that facilitates workflows to reproducibly transform estimates of species’ distributions into metrics relevant for conservation. For example, by combining predictions from species distribution models (SDMs) with other maps of environmental data (e.g., suitable forest cover), researchers can characterize the proportion of a species’ range that is under protection, metrics used under the IUCN Criteria A and B guidelines (Area of Occupancy and Extent of Occurrence), and other more general metrics such as taxonomic and phylogenetic diversity, and endemism. Further, changeRangeR facilitates temporal comparisons among biodiversity metrics to inform efforts towards complementarity and consideration of future scenarios in conservation decisions. changeRangeR also provides tools to determine the effects of analytical decisions through sensitivity tests.
Monitoring program(s) or initiative(s) using the tool:
Colombia BON
| Contact person: | Mary Blair |
|---|---|
| Contact e-mail: | mblair1@amnh.org |
| Contact Organization: | American Museum of Natural History |
| License: | GNU GPL 3 |
| Technical Status: | Finish and with constant technical support |
| Recommendation for its use: | Conservation planning and decision-making rely on evaluations of biodiversity status and threats that are based upon species’ distribution estimates. ChangeRangeR is a tool to help delineate species’ current ranges from distribution estimates and use those estimates to calculate both species- and community-level biodiversity metrics. Transparent and repeatable workflows for calculating biodiversity change metrics from SDMs such as those provided by changeRangeR are essential to inform conservation decision-making efforts and also represent key extensions for SDM methodology and associated metadata documentation. |
| URL(s): |
https://github.com/wallaceEcoMod/changeRangeR
https://wallaceecomod.github.io/changeRangeR/ |
Feb 2024
Nice tool!
Login to add a review for the tool changeRangeR
TOOLS YOU MAY ALSO LIKE
© University of Chicago
