Range map dataset for terrestrial vertebrates across Taiwan

This dataset provides up-to-date, high-precision species distribution maps for 379 terrestrial vertebrates in Taiwan.
We used species distribution modeling as the base and then aggregated multiple open datasets describing species occurrence and environmental factors as data sources. Thereafter, we estimated the primary broad-scale and high spatial resolution species range maps using the MaxEnt modeling algorithm, and then consulted experts on each taxa to refine these maps.

There are three files in this dataset:
model_metadata.csv - metadata of models and information of species, including species taxonomic information, and model arguments.
range_maps.shp - species range maps in the shapefile format, each species has its own polygon.

本数据集提供了台湾地区379种陆生脊椎动物的最新、高精度物种分布图。本研究以物种分布模型为基础，整合了多个公开的物种出现和环境因素数据集作为数据来源。随后，利用最大熵（MaxEnt）建模算法估算出主要的大尺度、高空间分辨率的物种分布范围图，并咨询各分类群的专家对这些图进行细化。该数据集包含三个文件：
model_metadata.csv - 模型及物种信息元数据，包括物种分类学信息和模型参数。
range_maps.shp - 以shapefile格式存储的物种分布范围图，每种物种拥有独立的 polygon 图形。