Articles | Volume 15, issue 13
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-15-5093-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-15-5093-2022
Methods for assessment of models
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04 Jul 2022
Methods for assessment of models |  | 04 Jul 2022

A validation standard for area of habitat maps for terrestrial birds and mammals

Prabhat Raj Dahal, Maria Lumbierres, Stuart H. M. Butchart, Paul F. Donald, and Carlo Rondinini

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Data used, summary and codes: A validation standard for Area of Habitat maps for terrestrial birds and mammals Prabhat Raj Dahal, Maria Lumbierries, Stuart H. M. Butchart, Paul F. Donald, and Carlo Rondinini https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5109073

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This paper describes the validation of area of habitat (AOH) maps produced for terrestrial birds and mammals. The main objective was to assess the accuracy of the maps based on independent data. We used open access data from repositories, such as ebird and gbif to check if our maps were a better reflection of species' distribution than random. When points were not available we used logistic models to validate the AOH maps. The majority of AOH maps were found to have a high accuracy.