North American models of habitat quality and migration potential under climate change

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_metadata_RDS-2024-0020.html   Metadata file in HTML format containing a description of the content, quality, and other characteristics of the data.
_metadata_RDS-2024-0020.xml   Metadata file in Extensible Markup Language (XML) format containing a description of the content, quality, and other characteristics of the data.
_variable_descriptions.csv \Data Comma-separated values (CSV) file containing a list and description of variables found in all data files.
Species_List.csv \Data CSV file containing information about each species in this data publication, such as the scientific name, common name, USDA Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) species code [XXX], status indicating if the inventory distribution is 'mapped' or 'mapped and modeled', source of the inventory data, and R² indicating model performance.
Actual_sp[XXX].tif \Data\[SCIENTIFIC_NAME] Georeferenced (GeoTIFF) raster file (and associated files) containing actual relative abundance derived from national forest inventory data from Canada, Mexico, and the United States. Data are provided with North America as a 20 × 20 kilometer (km) grid for each species [XXX].
CurrentPredicted_Consensus_sp[XXX].tif \Data\[SCIENTIFIC_NAME] GeoTIFF raster file (and associated files) containing modeled relative abundance indicating habitat suitability under climate conditions for the period 1991-2020 and topographic information across North America. Data are provided with North America as a 20 × 20 km grid for each species [XXX]. This file is not included for species with R² below 10 percent.
elv_[REGION]_boxplot_sp[XXX]_v2.png \Data\[SCIENTIFIC_NAME] Portable Network Graphic format (PNG) image file containing statistical boxplots of elevation (meters [m]) for each species [XXX] and the specified region ([REGION] = canUS, MexUS, or USonly) indicating the source of inventory data, corresponding to habitat suitability from version 2 (v2) models. Potentially four boxplots representing elevation from 20-km grid containing actual inventory data, and habitat suitability modeled under current (1991-2020), SSP2-4.5, and SSP5-8.5 in the future (2070-2100). For species with R² below 10 percent, current and future boxplots were omitted.
elv_[REGION]_stats_sp[XXX]_v2.csv \Data\[SCIENTIFIC_NAME] CSV file containing the values used to plot the statistical boxplots of elevation the associated file elv_[REGION]_boxplot_sp[XXX]_v2.png. Four columns contain elevation (m) values from 20-km grid containing actual inventory data, and habitat suitability modeled under current (1991-2020), SSP2-4.5, and SSP5-8.5 in the future (2070-2100). For species with R² below 10 percent, current and future boxplots were omitted.
map_[REGION]_boxplot_sp[XXX]_v2.png \Data\[SCIENTIFIC_NAME] PNG image file containing statistical boxplots of mean annual precipitation (millimeters [mm]) for each species [XXX] and the specified region ([REGION] = canUS, MexUS, or USonly) indicating the source of inventory data, corresponding to habitat suitability from version 2 (v2) models. Climate data for the periods 1991-2020 and 2071-2100 were used. Potentially four boxplots representing precipitation from 20-km grid containing actual inventory data, and habitat suitability modeled under current (1991-2020), SSP2-4.5, and SSP5-8.5 in the future (2070-2100). For species with R² below 10 percent, current and future boxplots were omitted.
map_[REGION]_stats_sp[XXX]_v2.csv \Data\[SCIENTIFIC_NAME] CSV file containing the values used to plot the statistical boxplots of mean annual precipitation (mm) for each species [XXX] and the specified region ([REGION] = canUS, MexUS, or USonly) indicating the source of inventory data, corresponding to habitat suitability from version 2 (v2) models. Climate data for the periods 1991-2020 and 2071-2100 were used. Four columns contain precipitation from 20-km grid containing actual inventory data, and habitat suitability modeled under current (1991-2020), SSP2-4.5, and SSP5-8.5 in the future (2070-2100). For species with R² below 10 percent, current and future boxplots were omitted.
mat_[REGION]_boxplot_sp[XXX]_v2.png \Data\[SCIENTIFIC_NAME] PNG image file containing statistical boxplots of mean annual temperature (degrees Celsius [°C]) for each species [XXX] and the specified region ([REGION] = canUS, MexUS, or USonly) indicating the source of inventory data, corresponding to habitat suitability from version 2 (v2) models. Climate data for the periods 1991-2020 and 2071-2100 were used. Potentially four boxplots representing precipitation from 20-km grid containing actual inventory data, and habitat suitability modeled under current (1991-2020), SSP2-4.5, and SSP5-8.5 in the future (2070-2100). For species with R² below 10 percent, current and future boxplots were omitted.
mat_[REGION]_stats_sp[XXX]_v2.csv \Data\[SCIENTIFIC_NAME] CSV file containing the values used to plot the statistical boxplots of mean annual temperature (°C) for each species [XXX] and the specified region ([REGION] = canUS, MexUS, or USonly) indicating the source of inventory data, corresponding to habitat suitability from version 2 (v2) models. Climate data for the periods 1991-2020 and 2071-2100 were used. Four columns contain temperature from 20-km grid containing actual inventory data, and habitat suitability modeled under current (1991-2020), SSP2-4.5, and SSP5-8.5 in the future (2070-2100). For species with R² below 10 percent, current and future boxplots were omitted.
[REGION]_Actual_sp[XXX]_v2.png \Data\[SCIENTIFIC_NAME] PNG image file containing mapped relative abundance for each species [XXX] and the specified region ([REGION] = Canada-US, Mexico-US, or US-Only) indicating the source of inventory data, reported by national forest inventories from Canada, Mexico, and United States across North America.
[REGION]_CurrentPredicted_Consensus_sp[XXX]_v2.png \Data\[SCIENTIFIC_NAME] PNG image file containing mapped relative abundance for each species [XXX] and the specified region ([REGION] = Canada-US, Mexico-US, or US-Only) indicating the source of inventory data, corresponding to habitat suitability from version 2 (v2) models under climate conditions for the period 1991-2020 and topographic information across North America. This file is not included for species with R² below 10 percent.
[REGION]_FuturePredicted_Consensus_sp[XXX]_v2.png \Data\[SCIENTIFIC_NAME] PNG image file containing mapped relative abundance for each species [XXX] and the specified region ([REGION] = Canada-US, Mexico-US, or US-Only) indicating the source of inventory data, corresponding to habitat suitability from version 2 (v2) models under climate conditions for the period 2071-2100 and shared socioeconomic pathways (SSP2-4.5 and SSP5-8.5) and topographic information across North America. This file is not included for species with R² below 10 percent.
[REGION]_HQCL_Consensus_sp[XXX]_v2.png \Data\[SCIENTIFIC_NAME] PNG image file containing mapped habitat quality (HQ) and colonization likelihoods (CL) for each species [XXX] and the specified region ([REGION] = Canada-US, Mexico-US, or US-Only) indicating the source of inventory data, corresponding to habitat suitability from version 2 (v2) models under climate conditions for the period 2071-2100 and shared socioeconomic pathways (SSP2-4.5 and SSP5-8.5) and topographic information across North America. This file is not included for species with R² below 10 percent.
SSP2-45_HQCL_sp[XXX].tif \Data\[SCIENTIFIC_NAME] GeoTIFF raster file (and associated files) containing the fifteen-class combination of potential habitat quality (HQ) and colonization likelihoods (CL) for the future (2070-2100) SSP2-4.5 scenario. Data are provided with North America as a 20 × 20 km grid for each species [XXX]. This file is not included for species with R² below 10 percent.
SSP2-45_Predicted_Consensus_sp[XXX].tif \Data\[SCIENTIFIC_NAME] GeoTIFF raster file (and associated files) containing modeled relative abundance indicating habitat suitability under projected climate conditions for the period 2070-2100 and SSP2-4.5 scenario. Data are provided with North America as a 20 × 20 km grid for each species [XXX]. This file is not included for species with R² below 10 percent.
SSP5-85_HQCL_sp[XXX].tif \Data\[SCIENTIFIC_NAME] GeoTIFF raster file (and associated files) containing the fifteen-class combination of potential habitat quality (HQ) and colonization likelihoods (CL) for the future (2070-2100) SSP5-5.5 scenario. Data are provided with North America as a 20 × 20 km grid for each species [XXX]. This file is not included for species with R² below 10 percent.
SSP5-85_Predicted_Consensus_sp[XXX].tif \Data\[SCIENTIFIC_NAME] GeoTIFF raster file (and associated files) containing modeled relative abundance indicating habitat suitability under projected climate conditions for the period 2070-2100 and SSP5-8.5 scenario. Data are provided with North America as a 20 × 20 km grid for each species [XXX]. This file is not included for species with R² below 10 percent.
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