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  1. Data from: Mapping multiscale breeding bird species distributions across the...

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    Kathleen Carroll; Anna Pidgeon; Paul Elsen; Laura Farwell; David Gudex-Cross; Benjamin Zuckerberg; Volker Radeloff (2023). Mapping multiscale breeding bird species distributions across the United States and evaluating their conservation applications [Dataset]. http://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.gb5mkkwsk
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    Dataset updated
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    Dataset provided by
    Redcastle Resources, Inc.
    University of Wisconsin–Madison
    Birds Habitat Joint Venture
    Wildlife Conservation Society India
    Authors
    Kathleen Carroll; Anna Pidgeon; Paul Elsen; Laura Farwell; David Gudex-Cross; Benjamin Zuckerberg; Volker Radeloff
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    https://spdx.org/licenses/CC0-1.0.htmlhttps://spdx.org/licenses/CC0-1.0.html

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    United States
    Description

    Species distribution models are vital to management decisions that require understanding habitat use patterns, particularly for species of conservation concern. However, the production of distribution maps for individual species is often hampered by data scarcity, and existing species maps are rarely spatially validated due to limited occurrence data. Furthermore, community-level maps based on stacked species distribution models lack important community assemblage information (e.g., competitive exclusion) relevant to conservation. Thus, multispecies, guild, or community models are often used in conservation practice instead. To address these limitations, we aimed to generate fine-scale, spatially-continuous, nationwide maps for species represented in the North American Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) between 1992-2019. We generated ensemble models for each species at three spatial resolutions – 0.5, 2.5, and 5 km – across the conterminous United States. We also compared species richness patterns from stacked single-species models with those of 19 functional guilds developed using the same data to assess the similarity between predictions. We successfully modeled 192 bird species at 5-km resolution, 160 species at 2.5-km resolution, and 80 species at 0.5-km resolution. However, the species we could model represent only 28-56% of species found in the conterminous US BBS surveys across resolutions owing to data limitations. We found stacked maps and guild maps generally had high correlations across resolutions (median = 84%), but spatial agreement varied regionally by resolution and was most pronounced between the East and West at the 5-km resolution. The spatial differences between our stacked maps and guild maps illustrate the importance of spatial validation in conservation planning. Overall, our species maps are useful for single-species conservation and can support fine-scale decision-making across the United States, and can also support community-level conservation when used in tandem with guild maps. However, there are still data scarcity issues for many species of conservation concern when using the BBS for single-species models.

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Data from: Mapping multiscale breeding bird species distributions across the United States and evaluating their conservation applications

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Explore at:
zipAvailable download formats
Dataset updated
Nov 7, 2023
Dataset provided by
Redcastle Resources, Inc.
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Birds Habitat Joint Venture
Wildlife Conservation Society India
Authors
Kathleen Carroll; Anna Pidgeon; Paul Elsen; Laura Farwell; David Gudex-Cross; Benjamin Zuckerberg; Volker Radeloff
License

https://spdx.org/licenses/CC0-1.0.htmlhttps://spdx.org/licenses/CC0-1.0.html

Area covered
United States
Description

Species distribution models are vital to management decisions that require understanding habitat use patterns, particularly for species of conservation concern. However, the production of distribution maps for individual species is often hampered by data scarcity, and existing species maps are rarely spatially validated due to limited occurrence data. Furthermore, community-level maps based on stacked species distribution models lack important community assemblage information (e.g., competitive exclusion) relevant to conservation. Thus, multispecies, guild, or community models are often used in conservation practice instead. To address these limitations, we aimed to generate fine-scale, spatially-continuous, nationwide maps for species represented in the North American Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) between 1992-2019. We generated ensemble models for each species at three spatial resolutions – 0.5, 2.5, and 5 km – across the conterminous United States. We also compared species richness patterns from stacked single-species models with those of 19 functional guilds developed using the same data to assess the similarity between predictions. We successfully modeled 192 bird species at 5-km resolution, 160 species at 2.5-km resolution, and 80 species at 0.5-km resolution. However, the species we could model represent only 28-56% of species found in the conterminous US BBS surveys across resolutions owing to data limitations. We found stacked maps and guild maps generally had high correlations across resolutions (median = 84%), but spatial agreement varied regionally by resolution and was most pronounced between the East and West at the 5-km resolution. The spatial differences between our stacked maps and guild maps illustrate the importance of spatial validation in conservation planning. Overall, our species maps are useful for single-species conservation and can support fine-scale decision-making across the United States, and can also support community-level conservation when used in tandem with guild maps. However, there are still data scarcity issues for many species of conservation concern when using the BBS for single-species models.

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