We apply the latest advancements in technology and statistics to forecast the effects of a changing climate on the abundance and distribution of America's wildlife
PREDICTING BIODIVERSITY WITH GENERALIZED JOINT ATTRIBUTE MODELS
NASA-AIST 16 & 18 grants to Jennifer J. Swenson & James Clark
Nicholas School of Environment , Duke University
MAPS AND MODELS
Our maps are based on advances in Bayesian modeling, and unique in their focus on critical habitat. Below, you can dive under the hood of the maps and explore the model specifics or explore the maps by species taxa.
SUSTAINABLE SCIENCE
Long-term studies are drivers of scientific innovation. Combining the resources of NASA with those of the National Ecological Observatory Network and other open source data sets and citizen science projects, we can better predict the impacts of climate change on our country and world.
NEON provides hyperspectral and LiDAR data collected annually by an aerial observation platform. We use this data to better understand the local traits of ecosystems.
Learn MoreWe use NASA satellites to understand how temperature, soil moisture, and the productivity of trees and other planets drives the structure and composition of communities
Learn MoreThe wonder of life
We use data collected by field assistants and research technicians from the Nationlal Ecological Observatory Network to develop our joint attribute models, and estimate where and when species will occur in the future under climate change
Learn MoreObservations and interpolations
We use climate information that is taken and interpolated from many sources, including local weather stations, satellites, and remote observations to model how climate shapes the distribution and abundance of species.
Learn MoreA community of science
Terrain
Gap Fraction
Note: Abundance units are counts per trap night