The invaded range of the tree fern, Sphaeropteris cooperi, is predicted to shrink in two southern hemisphere biodiversity hotspots

This dataset relates to a study on the distribution of the Australian tree fern Sphaeropteris cooperi. All distribution data comes from GBIF. Climate data come from CHELSA. This data is associated with the manuscript van den Berg et al (2025) The invaded range of the tree fern Sphaeropteris cooperi is predicted to shrink in two southern hemisphere biodiversity hotspots. South African Journal of Botany 178: 390-399. DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2025.01.046