Data for: Comparison of climate vulnerability among desert herpetofauna

Qualitative vulnerability calculations for 25 desert amphibian and reptile species using NatureServe's Climate Change Vulnerability Index version 3.0. Analyses are done across 4 spatial scales and three climate scenarios. We used four types of spatial data, including point data, minimum convex polygons based on the point data, range data clipped to the desert region, and range data clipped to the contiguous United States. We used climate data from the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP) 5 for Representative Concentration Pathways (RCP) 2.6, 6.0, and 8.5. Each file is a species x spatial data x climate data model.

本数据集采用NatureServe气候变化脆弱性指数3.0版，对25种沙漠两栖类与爬行类物种开展定性脆弱性计算。分析覆盖4种空间尺度与3类气候情景。研究使用四类空间数据，包括点位数据、基于点位数据生成的最小凸多边形、裁剪至沙漠区域的物种分布范围数据，以及裁剪至美国本土的物种分布范围数据。气候数据来源于耦合模式比较计划（Coupled Model Intercomparison Project，CMIP）5的典型浓度路径（Representative Concentration Pathways，RCP）2.6、6.0及8.5情景数据集。每个文件均对应一组“物种-空间数据-气候数据”组合模型。