New paper for ‘ibis.iSDM’ now published in Ecological Informatics. Here I present a new R-package that allows the integration of different datatypes in SDMs. But it can do much more than that... #sdm #biodiversity #conservation
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👇(1/8) So one might ask why another R-package for correlative SDMs, and I generally agree. The specific role of the package for me and our group is to a) support all types of integration originally highlighted by Fletcher et al. and more (doi.org/10.1002/ecy.27…, @FletcherEcology) (2/8)

I am pleased to see our work on identifying global conservation priorities has now been published in @NatureEcoEvo We set out to determine which areas globally would provide the greatest benefits in jointly conserving biodiversity, carbon and water rdcu.be/cvZq3 (1/n) We collated best available data on the amount of suitable habitat for all terrestrial vertebrates, including all reptile species. As a first for global prioritizations, we also integrated distribution data of ~41% of known plant species, which changed global priorities (2/n).