Traits

Description

The dataset of conservation prioritization methods for relevant for macro-evolution and macro-ecology including information on data needs, "method traits" and met-data

Usage

traits

Format

A data frame with thirty-one variables:

author

The last name of the first author.

year

The publication year.

acronym

The acronym of the method as suggested by the authors, or a custom one if there was none available

method_name

The full name of the method as suggested by the authors.

scale

scalability

A qualitative assessment how scalable the methods are to large-scale analyses with hundreds of species or global extent.

implementation_standard

How is the method implemented/how can it be used by people, i.e. a software or similar that anyone that would like to use the method could use. "none" if no implementation exists.

target

The target of the method. Either "species" or "area".

scope_terrestrial

Can the method be applied to terrestrial species/systems? 1 = yes, 0 = no.

scope_marine

Can the method be applied to marine species/systems? 1 = yes, 0 = no.

scope_limnic

Can the method be applied to limnic species/systems? 1 = yes, 0 = no

phylogeny

Does the method include evolutionary aspects (i.e. does it at any point use a phylogeny as input) to prioritize conservation efforts? 1 = yes, 0 = no.

distribution

Does the method include distribution aspects of species (i.e. any type of distribution information as input, e.g. species ranges, grid-cell occupancy or occurrence records) to prioritize conservation? 1 = yes, 0 = no.

functional

Does the method include functional aspects of species (i.e. functional traits as input data) to prioritize conservation? 1 = yes, 0 = no.

rarity

Does the method include species' rarity or commonness (i.e. species abundances as input data) to prioritize conservation? 1 = yes, 0 = no.

pop_dynamics

Does the method include changes in species' population density through time? 1 = yes, 0 = no.

genetics

Does the method include genetic aspects (i.e. sequence data as input)? For example genetic diversity. 1 = yes, 0 = no.

ecosystem_services

Does the method include the importance of species or areas for ecosystem services to prioritize conservation? 1 = yes, 0 = no.

socio_economic

Does the method include socio-economic values of species or areas to prioritize conservation effort? 1 = yes, 0 = no.

landscape_connectivity

Does the method include landscape connectivity to prioritize conservation effort? 1 = yes, 0 = no.

land_use

Does the method include land use factors (i.e. land use data, for instance modeled or remotely sensed) for conservation prioritization? 1 = yes, 0 = no.

protected_area

Does the method include protected areas in some way to prioritize conservation effort? 1 = yes, 0 = no.

extinction_risk

Does the method include species extinction risk in any way (i.e. the International Union for the Conservation of Nature assessment categories as input data) for conservation prioritization? 1 = yes, 0 = no.

environment

Does the method include environmental variables (e.g., modeled precipitation, species niche or worldclim data as input data)?

vulnerability

Does the method include assessments of the vulnerability of species or areas to specific threats, for instance pollution, hunting or logging? 1 = yes, 0 = no

climate_change

Does the method include climate change as explicit factor for conservation prioritization?

includes_simulation

Does the method include the possibility to conduct simulations?

free_text_description

DOI/link

The digital object identifier or link to a scientific publication.

ID

The ID to link with the literature

example_taxon_standard

On which taxon was the method developed/tested?

example_area_standard

In which area was the method developed/tested?