Methods for filtering species lists for regional reporting
Overview
The ABMI has developed ~1000 unique species distribution models that can be used to inform land-use management decisions. Currently, we combine these species models to create the Biodiversity Intactness Index (BII) which represents the degree to which species have been impacted due to changes in landcover. However, determining which species should be included within each reporting region has been challenging. This repository contains a bookdown document that evaluates two methods for filtering species lists and identifies which method will be adopted.
Caveats
This approach is useful for determining species lists for auto-generated reporting regions. However, we recommend that species lists are manually reviewed to insure their accuracy whenever possible.
Suggested citation
Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute. 2022. Methods for filtering species lists for the custom reporting tool. Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute, Alberta, Canada. (https://abbiodiversity.github.io/RegionalThresholds/)
Contact
For any questions regarding the contents of this repository, please contact Brandon Allen at brandon.allen@ualberta.ca.