Title: Dataset: Inverse responses of species richness and niche specialization to human development
Citation: Jeanmougin, Martin; Ficken, Cari D.; Ciborowski, Jan J.H.; Rooney, Rebecca C. (2022). Dataset: Inverse responses of species richness and niche specialization to human development [Dataset]. Dryad. https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.b2rbnzsfw
Study Site: Alberta
Purpose: Humans impact biodiversity by altering land use and introducing nonnative species. Yet the extent to which coexistence processes, such as competition and niche shifts, mediate these relationships is not clear. This dataset was used in a study that aims to compare how human development influences wetland plant diversity by examining patterns of species richness, niche specialization, and nonnative species occurrences along a human development gradient.
Abstract: This dataset provides the variables used for the analyses of the corresponding study. These variables are derivative products from the raw dataset of ABMI found here: https://www.abmi.ca/home/data-analytics/da-top/da-product-overview/Species-Habitat-Data.html. This dataset allows to replicate the analyses of the study. However, note that some data are accessible only through a data sharing agreement with ABMI. See the readme document for more details on how to obtain assess to these data.
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Research:
Further Info: Ficken, Cari D.; Jeanmougin, Martin; Ciborowski, Jan J. H.; Rooney, Rebecca C. (2021), Inverse responses of species richness and niche specialization to human development, Journal of Biogeography, Journal-article, https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.14240
Status: Complete
Keywords:
vegetation,
biodiversity,
effects of disturbance,
Geographical coordinates: North: 60.00, South: 49.02 East: -110.08 West: -119.98
Bounding Temporal Extent: Start Date: 2007-01-01, End
Date: 2016-12-31
