R: Presence/Absence of Bird Species in Oregon, USA
oregon.bird.dist
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Presence/Absence of Bird Species in Oregon, USA
Description
Binary matrix (1 = present) for distributions of 248 native
breeding bird species for 389 grid cells in Oregon, USA.
Usage
data (oregon.bird.dist)
Format
A data frame with 389 rows and 248 columns.
Details
Row names are hexagon identifiers from White et al. (1992).
Column names are species element codes developed by
The Nature Conservancy (TNC),
the Oregon Natural Heritage Program (ONHP), and
NatureServe.
Source
Denis White
References
Master, L. (1996) Predicting distributions for vertebrate
species: some observations, Gap Analysis: A Landscape
Approach to Biodiversity Planning, Scott, J.M., Tear, T.H.,
and Davis, F.W., editors, American Society for Photogrammetry
and Remote Sensing, Bethesda, MD, pp. 171-176.
White, D., Preston, E.M., Freemark, K.E., Kiester, A.R. (1999)
A hierarchical framework for conserving biodiversity,
Landscape ecological analysis: issues and applications,
Klopatek, J.M., Gardner, R.H., editors, Springer-Verlag, pp.
127-153.
White, D., Kimerling, A.J., Overton, W.S. (1992) Cartographic
and geometric components of a global sampling design for
environmental monitoring, Cartography and Geographic
Information Systems, 19(1), 5-22.