Predicted occurrence and abundance habitat suitability of invasive plants in the contiguous United States: updates for the INHABIT web tool

Invasive plant species have substantial negative ecological and economic impacts. Geographic information on the potential and actual distributions of invasive plants is critical for their effective management. For many regions, numerous sources of predictive geographic information exist for invasive...

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Main Authors: Catherine S. Jarnevich, Peder Engelstad, Demetra Williams, Keana Shadwell, Cameron Reimer, Grace Henderson, Janet S. Prevey, Ian S. Pearse
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Published: Pensoft Publishers 2024-11-01
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Online Access:https://neobiota.pensoft.net/article/134842/download/pdf/
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Peder Engelstad
Demetra Williams
Keana Shadwell
Cameron Reimer
Grace Henderson
Janet S. Prevey
Ian S. Pearse
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description Invasive plant species have substantial negative ecological and economic impacts. Geographic information on the potential and actual distributions of invasive plants is critical for their effective management. For many regions, numerous sources of predictive geographic information exist for invasive plants, often in the form of outputs from species distribution models (SDMs). The creation of a repository of consistently produced SDMs of regional- or national-scale information predicting the potential distribution of invasive plant species could provide information to managers in the prioritisation of invasive species management. Here, we present a novel set of not only habitat suitability models for occurrence for 259 manager requested invasive plant species in the contiguous United States (USA), but also habitat suitability models for abundance (≥ 5% cover) and high abundance (≥ 25% cover). These data provide an update to the Invasive Species Habitat Tool (INHABIT; gis.usgs.gov/inhabit). This tool contains information on the majority of invasive plant species in the contiguous USA with sufficient location data for model building. INHABIT provides a canonical set of predicted geographic distributions for invasive plants in the contiguous USA that can aid in the search for new populations of invasive plant species and help create watch lists for emerging invaders. As this tool contains information on nearly all of the most problematic invasive plants in the contiguous USA, it helps in prioritising management strategies by showing which plants are already present or abundant in a land management area and which may become present or abundant in the future.
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spelling doaj-art-e7b3425eb9084c75ad95e975f97b3ca62025-08-20T02:28:25ZengPensoft PublishersNeoBiota1314-24882024-11-019626127810.3897/neobiota.96.134842134842Predicted occurrence and abundance habitat suitability of invasive plants in the contiguous United States: updates for the INHABIT web toolCatherine S. Jarnevich0Peder Engelstad1Demetra Williams2Keana Shadwell3Cameron Reimer4Grace Henderson5Janet S. Prevey6Ian S. Pearse7U.S. Geological Survey, Fort Collins Science CenterColorado State University in cooperation with the U.S. Geological SurveyU.S. Geological Survey, Fort Collins Science CenterU.S. Geological Survey, Fort Collins Science CenterU.S. Geological Survey, Fort Collins Science CenterU.S. Geological Survey, Fort Collins Science CenterU.S. Geological Survey, Fort Collins Science CenterU.S. Geological Survey, Fort Collins Science CenterInvasive plant species have substantial negative ecological and economic impacts. Geographic information on the potential and actual distributions of invasive plants is critical for their effective management. For many regions, numerous sources of predictive geographic information exist for invasive plants, often in the form of outputs from species distribution models (SDMs). The creation of a repository of consistently produced SDMs of regional- or national-scale information predicting the potential distribution of invasive plant species could provide information to managers in the prioritisation of invasive species management. Here, we present a novel set of not only habitat suitability models for occurrence for 259 manager requested invasive plant species in the contiguous United States (USA), but also habitat suitability models for abundance (≥ 5% cover) and high abundance (≥ 25% cover). These data provide an update to the Invasive Species Habitat Tool (INHABIT; gis.usgs.gov/inhabit). This tool contains information on the majority of invasive plant species in the contiguous USA with sufficient location data for model building. INHABIT provides a canonical set of predicted geographic distributions for invasive plants in the contiguous USA that can aid in the search for new populations of invasive plant species and help create watch lists for emerging invaders. As this tool contains information on nearly all of the most problematic invasive plants in the contiguous USA, it helps in prioritising management strategies by showing which plants are already present or abundant in a land management area and which may become present or abundant in the future.https://neobiota.pensoft.net/article/134842/download/pdf/
spellingShingle Catherine S. Jarnevich
Peder Engelstad
Demetra Williams
Keana Shadwell
Cameron Reimer
Grace Henderson
Janet S. Prevey
Ian S. Pearse
Predicted occurrence and abundance habitat suitability of invasive plants in the contiguous United States: updates for the INHABIT web tool
NeoBiota
title Predicted occurrence and abundance habitat suitability of invasive plants in the contiguous United States: updates for the INHABIT web tool
title_full Predicted occurrence and abundance habitat suitability of invasive plants in the contiguous United States: updates for the INHABIT web tool
title_fullStr Predicted occurrence and abundance habitat suitability of invasive plants in the contiguous United States: updates for the INHABIT web tool
title_full_unstemmed Predicted occurrence and abundance habitat suitability of invasive plants in the contiguous United States: updates for the INHABIT web tool
title_short Predicted occurrence and abundance habitat suitability of invasive plants in the contiguous United States: updates for the INHABIT web tool
title_sort predicted occurrence and abundance habitat suitability of invasive plants in the contiguous united states updates for the inhabit web tool
url https://neobiota.pensoft.net/article/134842/download/pdf/
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