Relying primarily on GBIF-mediated data, researchers use the native distribution of four snakes recently introduced to the Balearic Islands in order to estimate current and future habitat suitability and understand the invasion risk they present.
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The GBIF Secretariat invites the nomination of graduate students for the 2016 Young Researchers Award, which seeks to foster innovative research and discovery that make use of GBIF-mediated data.
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Montpellier snake (Malpolon monspessulanus). Photo 2014 CC BY-NC devastazyon.
Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus) on a Ledge. CC BY-SA 2015 Eric Kilby https://flic.kr/p/zQNdqg
From García-Roselló E, Guisande C, Manjarrés-Hernández A et al. (2015), Figure 2d: World variation in species richness of marine fish species according to GBIF-MaxEnt-restricted maps (α-shape = 6, threshold = 0.75) at 1°resolution