Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) species distribution models

Description

This dataset provides access to species distribution models (SDMs) for marine species, initially developed as part of the MPA Europe project (https://mpaeurope.eu/). SDMs are statistical models used to predict the potential geographic distribution of a species based on the relationship between observed species occurrence records and environmental predictors. The models were built using marine occurrence data from the Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) and the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), together with environmental data from Bio-ORACLE v3.0 (Assis et al. 2024, DOI:10.1111/geb.13813).

Update Frequency

Annually

License

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

Documentation

Documentation for this dataset is available at https://github.com/iobis/mpaeu_sdm and https://iobis.github.io/mpaeu_docs. An application to explore the species distribution models is available at https://shiny.obis.org/distmaps/. SDMs have uncertainties and limitations, and users are advised to review the documentation before using the data.

Managed By

The Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS)

See all datasets managed by The Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS).

Contact

helpdesk@obis.org

How to Cite

Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) species distribution models was accessed on DATE from https://registry.opendata.aws/obis-maps. Ocean Biodiversity information System (OBIS). (2024). Species distribution dashboard for MPA Europe. (version 0.1.0). https://shiny.obis.org/distmaps. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14524781.

Usage Examples

Tutorials

• Accessing OBIS species distribution models on AWS by Silas Principe