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Modeling invasion risk for coastal marine species utilizing environmental and transport vector data
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ESM Fig. 1 Projected binary environmental suitability (ES) for models trained with only Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) occurrence records and corresponding bias grids showing suitable environments based on minimum only (yellow) and minimum and 10 percent (red) training presence logistic threshold. Blue represents areas that are not modeled as suitable. A: Carcinus maenas; B: Charybdis hellerii; C: Charybdis japonica; D: Hemigrapsus sanguineus; E: Rhithropanopeus harrisii.
ESM Fig. 2 Projected binary environmental suitability (ES) for models trained with GBIF and literature occurrence records without the inclusion of a bias grid showing suitable environments based on minimum only (yellow) and minimum and 10 percent (red) training presence logistic thresholds. Blue represents areas that are not modeled as suitable. A: Carcinus maenas; B: Charybdis hellerii; C: Charybdis japonica; D: Hemigrapsus sanguineus; E: Rhithropanopeus harrisii.
ESM Fig. 3 Occurrence record locations (native and non-native from all sources) for Carcinus maenas, Charybdis hellerii, Charybdis japonica, Hemigrapsus sanguineus, and Rhithropanopeus harrisii along with locations of major world ports (N=208; black triangles).
Contents:
GBIF Citations and Acknowledgements
Supplementary Literature Citations
R Code
Please contact the author for information regarding more details concerning port lists, R code, and specific data used in this manuscript beyond what is included within.
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