Great urban shift - modelling settings for species distribution models of 2259 urban species in North America

The dataset comprises metadata for species distribution modeling outputs of 2259 distinct species. Each species has its own corresponding metadata file that contains essential information for the modeling process. The metadata files encompass a variety of details, including model parameters, MaxEnt settings, and species-specific information. The model parameters provide information into the variables and algorithms employed in the species distribution models. Additionally, the metadata files encompass species information, which can include taxonomic classification, the number of observations, and background points. The species modelled are urban species found in Canada and the United States. The modelling approach was used to assess changes in urban species as a result of climate change by the end of the century. Climate data was used from ClimateNA.

本数据集包含2259个独立物种的物种分布模型输出结果的元数据。每个物种对应专属元数据文件，内含建模流程所需的核心信息。元数据文件涵盖多类细节，包括模型参数、最大熵（MaxEnt）模型配置以及物种专属信息。模型参数可阐明物种分布模型所采用的变量与算法。此外，元数据文件还包含物种相关信息，具体涵盖分类学分类、观测样本量以及背景点数据。本次建模的物种为栖息于加拿大与美国境内的城市物种。本建模方法被用于评估本世纪末气候变化对城市物种造成的影响。本次研究采用的气候数据源自ClimateNA数据集。