Species richness within the boreal caribou distribution

Species richness within the boreal caribou distribution, based on 80 considered species/population distributions. Values ≥ 17 are considered to be a 'hotspot', based on the 75th percentile of a corresponding Canada-wide richness layer. Most species/population distributions were from the Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) 'Range Map extents - Species at Risk' data set (https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/d00f8e8c-40c4-435a-b790-980339ce3121) which is compiled from a combination of NatureServe (https://www.natureserve.org/) data, species at risk recovery strategies, ECCC resources and COSEWIC status reports. Some species/population distributions were digitized by project members, based on figures in COSEWIC status reports, or other federal or provincial government reports. See the 'Prepared species distributions' data set for more information.