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Americas species richness by macrogroup

by Lea Schulte

This dataset focuses on the Americas. Specifically, Southern Canada to South America. Maps show species richness per macrogroup in the Americas, utilizing terrestrial ecosystem data on macrogroup level and Area of Habitat (AOH) data for mammals and birds. Four maps available with values per macrogroup: (1) total species (2) threatened species (3) macrogroup-associated species (4) Conservation Priorization Index ...(continue reading)

DOI 10.25829/ja2s47
Citation
Schulte, L., Valdez, J., Luise, Q. (2024). Americas species richness by macrogroup (Version 1) [Dataset]. German Center for Integrative Biodiversity Research. https://doi.org/10.25829/ja2s47

HabitatsSouth AmericaNorth AmericaCentral AmericaHabitat assessment

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This dataset focuses on the Americas. Specifically, Southern Canada to South America. Maps show species richness per macrogroup in the Americas, utilizing terrestrial ecosystem data on macrogroup level and Area of Habitat (AOH) data for mammals and birds. Four maps available with values per macrogroup: (1) total species (2) threatened species (3) macrogroup-associated species (4) Conservation Priorization Index
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Hover to see a suggestion for a minimum description. This dataset covers Southern Canada to South America. Natural terrestrial ecosystem types were defined at the macrogroup level according to the International Vegetation Classification (IVC), utilizing (~2010) data (Comer et al. 2020). Area of Habitat (AOH) data for birds and mammals was obtained from Lumbierres et al. (2022). The obtained AOH maps were overlaid with the macrogroup ecosystem maps to associate the data spatially to determine the average species richness for each ecosystem type. Macrogroup-association of species, was defined as a minimum of 50% of their AOH being in one macrogroup. Threatened species were determined using International Union for Conservation (IUCN) Red List data. Further, data on protected areas, obtained from the World Database of Protected Areas (WDPA), was overlayed with macrogroup data, to determine the average protection of each macrogroup. Projected land-use change of each macrogroup until 2030 was estimated using projections of future land-use of Chen et al. 2020. Finally, a Conservation Index was created, based on (1) threatened species (2) macrogroup-associated species (3) percent protection (4) projected land-use change.
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Essential Biodiversity Variables

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southWest lat: -56.4, lon: -137.9
northEast lat: 65.2, lon: -22.7

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Entities
Eastern Pacific Mangrove
Western Atlantic & Caribbean Mangrove
Longleaf Pine Woodland
Southern Mesic Mixed Broadleaf Forest
Californian Forest & Woodland
Madrean Lowland Evergreen Woodland
Madrean Montane Forest & Woodland
Central Midwest Oak Forest, Woodland & Savanna
Laurentian-Acadian Mesic Hardwood - Conifer Forest
Balconian Forest & Woodland
Southern & South-Central Oak - Pine Forest & Woodland
Rocky Mountain Subalpine-High Montane Forest
Sierra Madre High Montane Forest
Southern Rocky Mountain Lower Montane Forest
Southern Vancouverian Montane-Foothill Forest
Vancouverian Coastal Rainforest
Vancouverian Subalpine-High Montane Forest
Intermountain Singleleaf Pinyon - Juniper Woodland
Southern Rocky Mountain-Colorado Plateau Two-needle Pinyon - Juniper Woodland
Great Plains Flooded & Swamp Forest
Central Hardwood Floodplain Forest
Southern Coastal Plain Floodplain Forest
Southern Coastal Plain Evergreen Hardwood - Conifer Swamp
Southern Coastal Plain Basin Swamp & Flatwoods
Rocky Mountain-Great Basin Montane Riparian & Swamp Forest
Vancouverian Flooded & Swamp Forest
Interior Warm & Cool Desert Riparian Forest
Californian Chaparral
Californian Coastal Scrub
Californian Annual & Perennial Grassland
Central Rocky Mountain Montane-Foothill Grassland & Shrubland
Southern Rocky Mountain Montane Shrubland
Southern Vancouverian Lowland Grassland & Shrubland
Great Plains Mixedgrass & Fescue Prairie
Great Plains Sand Grassland & Shrubland
Western Great Plains Shortgrass Prairie
Central Lowlands Tallgrass Prairie
Eastern North American Coastal Dune & Grassland
Pacific Coastal Cliff & Bluff
Pacific Coastal Beach & Dune
Eastern North American Coastal Beach & Rocky Shore
Eastern North American Cool Temperate Seep
North Pacific Bog & Fen
Southeastern Coastal Bog & Fen
Atlantic & Gulf Coastal Fresh-Oligohaline Tidal Marsh
Atlantic & Gulf Coastal Plain Wet Prairie & Marsh
Eastern North American Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland
Great Plains Marsh, Wet Meadow, Shrubland & Playa
Vancouverian Lowland Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland
Western North American Vernal Pool
North American Boreal Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland
Warm Desert Lowland Freshwater Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland
Great Plains Saline Wet Meadow & Marsh
North American Atlantic & Gulf Coastal Salt Marsh
North American Pacific Coastal Salt Marsh
Warm & Cool Desert Alkali-Saline Marsh, Playa & Shrubland
Chihuahuan Desert Scrub
Chihuahuan Semi-Desert Grassland
Mojave-Sonoran Semi-Desert Scrub
Viscaino-Baja California Desert Scrub
Warm Interior Chaparral
North American Warm-Desert Xeric-Riparian Scrub
Great Basin Saltbush Scrub
Cool Interior Chaparral
Great Basin-Intermountain Xeric-Riparian Scrub
Rocky Mountain-Sierran Alpine Tundra
Vancouverian Alpine Tundra
Temperate Pacific Seaweed Intertidal Vegetation
Western North American Freshwater Aquatic Vegetation
Eastern North American Cliff & Rock Vegetation
Great Plains Badlands Vegetation
Great Plains Cliff, Scree & Rock Vegetation
North American Warm Semi-Desert Cliff, Scree & Rock Vegetation
Intermountain Basins Cliff, Scree & Badland Sparse Vegetation
Tamaulipan Scrub & Grassland
Eastern North American Alpine Tundra
Caribbean Coastal Lowland Dry Forest
Chaco Xeromorphic Cliff & Other Rock Vegetation
Great Plains Forest & Woodland
Southern Great Plains Floodplain Forest & Woodland
Great Plains Comanchian Scrub & Open Vegetation
Laurentian-Acadian Pine - Hardwood Forest & Woodland
Pond-cypress Basin Swamp
Florida Peninsula Scrub & Herb
Rocky Mountain-Vancouverian Subalpine-High Montane Mesic Meadow
Great Basin-Intermountain Tall Sagebrush Steppe & Shrubland
Great Basin-Intermountain Dwarf Sagebrush Steppe & Shrubland
Great Basin-Intermountain Dry Shrubland & Grassland
Temperate Pacific Seagrass Intertidal Vegetation
Caribbean Lowland Humid Forest
Neotropical Floating & Submerged Freshwater Marsh
Caribbean Dry Limestone Forest
Caribbean-Mesoamerican Pine Dry Forest
North American Boreal Conifer Poor Swamp
Southern Barrens & Glade
Southeastern Coastal Plain Patch Prairie
Western Amazon Savanna
Central Amazon Savanna
Northern Andean Montane & Upper Montane Grassland & Shrubland
Bolivian-Tucuman Montane Grassland & Shrubland
Moist Puna Grassland & Scrub
Semi-Arid Pampa Grassland & Shrubland
Eastern North American Boreal Forest
West-Central North American Boreal Forest & Woodland
Central Rocky Mountain Mesic Lower Montane Forest
Central Rocky Mountain Dry Lower Montane-Foothill Forest
Appalachian-Northeastern Oak - Hardwood - Pine Forest & Woodland
Central Hardwood Swamp Forest
Laurentian-Acadian-North Atlantic Coastal Flooded & Swamp Forest
Laurentian-Acadian Acidic Rocky Scrub & Grassland
Appalachian Rocky Felsic & Mafic Scrub & Grassland
Laurentian-Acadian Calcareous Scrub & Grassland
Central Interior Calcareous Scrub & Grassland
Central Interior Acidic Scrub & Grassland
North American Warm Desert Ruderal Scrub & Grassland
Caribbean-Mesoamerican Seasonal Dry Forest
Pacific Mesoamerican Seasonal Dry Forest
Guajiran Seasonal Dry Forest
Llanos Seasonal Dry Forest
Tumbes Guayaquil Seasonal Dry Forest
Central Guianan Seasonal Dry Forest
Brazilian Atlantic Seasonal Dry Forest
Cerrado Seasonal Dry Forest
Parana Seasonal Dry Forest
Caatinga Seasonal Dry Forest
Northern Andean Seasonal Dry Forest
Central Andean Seasonal Dry Forest
Bolivian-Tucuman Seasonal Dry Forest
Mesoamerican Lowland Humid Forest
Guajiran Humid Forest
Catatumbo Magdalena Humid Forest
Choco-Darien Humid Forest
Western Ecuadorian Humid Forest
Llanos Humid Forest
Western Guianan Humid Forest
Central Guianan Humid Forest
Eastern Guianan Humid Forest
Orinoquian Humid Forest
Western Amazon Lowland Humid Forest
Western Amazon Subandean Humid Forest
Southwestern Amazon Lowland Humid Forest
Southwestern Amazon Subandean Humid Forest
Northern Amazon Humid Forest
Central Amazon Humid Forest
Brazilian Atlantic Humid Forest
Parana Humid Forest
Cerrado Humid Forest
Caribbean Montane Humid Forest
Mesoamerican Montane Humid Forest
Mesoamerican Montane Pine-Oak Forest
Southern Mesoamerican Montane Humid Forest
Central Guianan Montane Humid Forest
Eastern Guianan Montane Humid Forest
Northern Andean Montane & Upper Montane Humid Forest
Northern Andean Lower Montane Humid Forest
Northern Andean Venezuelan Coastal Ridge Forest
Central Andean (Yungas) Montane & Upper Montane Humid Forest
Central Andean (Yungas) Lower Montane Humid Forest
Bolivian-Tucuman Montane & Upper Montane Humid Forest
Bolivian-Tucuman Lower Montane Humid Forest
Moist Puna Humid Forest
Eastern Subandean Ridge Montane Humid Forest
Brazilian Atlantic Montane Humid Forest
Caribbean Swamp Forest
Caribbean Floodplain Forest
Mesoamerican Coastal Plain Swamp Forest
Mesoamerican Floodplain Forest
Guajiran Flooded Forest
Choco-Darien Floodplain Forest
Llanos Flooded & Swamp Forest
Guayaquil Flooded & Swamp Forest
Guianan Riparian Forest
Guianan Swamp Forest
Orinoco Delta Swamp Forest
Northern Andean Riparian Forest
Central Andean Riparian Forest
Bolivian-Tucuman Dry Valley Riparian Forest
Eastern Subandean Ridge Flooded Forest
Western Amazon Floodplain Forest
Western Amazon Swamp Forest
Southwestern Amazon Floodplain Forest
Southern Amazon Swamp Forest
Northern Amazon Floodplain Forest
Central Amazon Floodplain Forest
South-Central Amazon Floodplain Forest
Amazon Delta Swamp Forest
Brazilian Atlantic Coastal Plain Swamp Forest
Parana Floodplain Forest
Cerrado Floodplain Forest
Beni Chiquitano Swamp Forest
Beni Floodplain Forest
Pantanal Floodplain Forest
Northern Chaco Floodplain Forest & Woodland
Northern Chaco Riparian Scrub & Woodland
Northern Chaco Palm Swamp
Southern Chaco Floodplain Forest & Woodland
Chilean Mediterranean Sclerophyllous Forest
Chilean Mediterranean Deciduous Forest
Espinal Deciduous Forest & Woodland
Valdivian Lower Montane Evergreen Forest
Valdivian Lower Montane Deciduous Forest
Valdivian Montane & Upper Montane Deciduous Forest
Valdivian Montane & Upper Montane Evergreen Forest
Magellanian Temperate Evergreen Forest
Mexican Interior Riparian Forest
Espinal Floodplain Forest
Chilean Mediterranean & Desert Riparian & Flooded Forest
Valdivian Temperate Flooded & Swamp Forest
Monte Floodplain Forest
Caribbean Dry Scrub
Northern Mesoamerican Pine Savanna
Northern Mesoamerican Savanna & Shrubland
Llanos Upland Savanna
Central Guianan Savanna & Shrubland
Western Guianan Savanna& Shrubland
Eastern Guianan Savanna & Shrubland
Brazilian Atlantic Coastal Plain Savanna & Woodland
Cerrado Savanna
Parana Upland Savanna & Shrubland
Mesoamerican Montane Grassland & Shrubland
Tepuyan Sclerophyllous Shrubland
Tepuyan Mesic Grass & Forb Meadow
Northern Andean Paramo
Central Andean (Yungas) Upper Montane Grassland & Shrubland
Brazilian-Parana Montane Grassland, Savanna & Forb Meadow
Caribbean-Mesoamerican Coastal Dune & Beach
Eastern Guianan Coastal Rocky Shore & Beach
Brazilian Atlantic Coastal Beach & Dune
Tropical Eastern Pacific Coastal Beach & Dune
Tepuyan Bog
Orinoquian Floodplain Peat Meadow & Marsh
Tropical Andes Upper Montane Bog
Amazon Delta Peat Marsh
Caribbean Freshwater Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland
Mesoamerican Freshwater Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland
Llanos Flooded Savanna
Central Guianan Flooded Savanna
Western Guianan Flooded Savanna & Shrubland
Orinoquian Floodplain Marsh & Flooded Savanna
Northern Andean Wet Meadow
Andean Puna Wet Meadow
Amazonian-Guianan White Sand Flooded Savanna & Shrubland
Upper Amazon Wet Meadow & Shrubland
Lower Amazon Wet Meadow & Shrubland
Cerrado Flooded Savanna
Beni Flooded Savanna
Pantanal Floodplain Wet Meadow & Shrubland
Parana Floodplain Wet Meadow & Shrubland
Chaco Riparian Marsh & Shrubland
Eastern Chaco Marsh & Flooded Savanna
Tropical Western Atlantic-Caribbean Salt Marsh
Mexican Pacific Coastal Salt Marsh
Mesoamerican-South American Pacific Coastal Salt Marsh
Chaco-Espinal Brackish Marsh
Central Andean Altiplano Salt Flats
South American Pacific Desert Salt Flats
Central Chilean Coastal Scrub
Central Chilean Interior Scrub
Southern Andean Mediterranean Montane Scrub & Forb Meadow
Chaco Serrano Scrub & Grassland
Monte Scrub & Grassland
Humid Pampa Grassland & Shrubland
Patagonian Dry Grassland & Shrubland
Patagonian Mesic Grassland & Shrubland
Atlantic Coast & La Plata Delta Beach & Dune
Patagonian Coastal Grassland & Shrubland
Southern Andean Montane Bog
Magellanian Anti-Boreal Bog & Fen
Pampean Freshwater Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland
Southern Andean Montane Salt Marsh
South American Temperate Interior Brackish Marsh
Temperate & Austral Atlantic Coastal Salt Marsh
Caribbean-Northern Mesoamerican Xeromorphic Scrub & Woodland
Guajiran Xeromorphic Scrub & Woodland
Tumbesian Xeromorphic Scrub & Woodland
Northern Andean Xeromorphic Scrub & Woodland
Central Andean Xeromorphic Scrub & Woodland
Bolivian-Tucuman Xeromorphic Scrub & Woodland
Northwestern Chaco Xeromorphic Scrub & Woodland
Northeastern Chaco Xeromorphic Scrub & Woodland
Southern Chaco Xeromorphic Scrub & Woodland
Northern Interandean Xeromorphic Scrub & Grassland
Central Interandean Xeromorphic Scrub & Grassland
Bolivian-Tucuman Interandean Xeromorphic Scrub & Grassland
Caatinga Xeromorphic Scrub
Caatinga Dense Scrub & Forb Meadow
Northern Chaco Xeromorphic Scrub & Savanna
Southern Chaco Xeromorphic Scrub & Savanna
Sechura Atacama Semi-Desert Riparian Scrub
Sechura Atacama Semi-Desert Scrub
Chilean Mediterranean Coastal Semi-Desert Scrub & Grassland
Chilean Mediterranean Interior Semi-Desert Scrub & Grassland
Xeric Puna Succulent Scrub
Mediterranean Andean Cool Semi-Desert Scrub & Grassland
Monte Cool Semi-Desert Scrub & Grassland
Patagonian Semi-Desert Scrub
High Northern Andean Super-Paramo
High Andean Moist Puna Bunch Grassland
High Andean Xeric Puna Bunch Grassland
Southern Andean Alpine Tundra
Magellanian Montane Tundra
Tepuyan Cliff, Scree & Rock Vegetation
Northern Andean Cliff, Scree & Rock Vegetation
Bolivian-Tucuman Cliff, Scree & Rock Vegetation
Moist Puna Cliff, Scree & Rock Vegetation
Sechura Atacama Semi-Desert Cliff & Pavement
Andean Cool Semi-Desert Rock Vegetation
Tropical Andean Pondshore & Wet Meadow
Temperate South American Freshwater Aquatic Vegetation
Brazilian-Parana Cliff, Scree & Rock Vegetation
Cerradao Sclerophyllous Woodland
Mesoamerican Submontane Humid Forest
North American Boreal & Subboreal Bog & Acidic Fen
North American Boreal & Subboreal Alkaline Fen
Eastern North American Riverscour Vegetation
Central Midwest Mesic Forest
Appalachian-Interior-Northeastern Mesic Forest
Southeastern Coastal Plain Evergreen Oak - Mixed Hardwood Forest
Southern Vancouverian Dry Foothill Forest & Woodland
Western North American Cliff, Scree & Rock Vegetation
Arid West Interior Freshwater Marsh