Biodiversity Hotspots - Myers et al. (Myers-hotspots)
Biodiversity hotspots based on the study of Myers et al. (2000).
Available variables
both - Outer limits and hotspot areas
The dataset downloaded from here.
The dataset downloaded from here.
outer-limit - Outer limits of dispersed hotspot patches
The dataset downloaded from here.
Outer limits and hotspot areas
Terrestrial biodiversity hotspots originally defined using floral endemism and habitat destruction (Myers et al. 2000). The shapefile contains both the actual hotspot areas and their limits of patches dispersed over multiple islands. Previous versions will be incorporated on demand. See https://zenodo.org/record/3261807 for changes since the original original version.
Access the (default) “Outer limits and hotspot areas” variable ("both") of the "Myers-hotspots" dataset with the fetch() function:
myers <- fetch("Myers-hotspots")
Additional arguments
The argument dir represents the path to temporary directory.
The argument verbose (logical) determines should feedback be output to the console?
myers <- fetch(dat = "Myers-hotspots", var = "both", ver="2016.1", verbose=FALSE)
Archive size
13.5 MB
Version
2016.1
Licence
Hotspot areas
Actual hotspot areas. A subset of the "both" variable
Access the (default) “Hotspot areas” variable ("hotspot-area") of the "Myers-hotspots" dataset with the fetch() function:
maps <- fetch("Myers-hotspots", var="hotspot-area")
Additional arguments
The argument dir represents the path to temporary directory.
The argument verbose (logical) determines should feedback be output to the console?
areas <- fetch(dat = "Myers-hotspots", var = "hotspot-area", ver="2016.1", verbose=FALSE)
Archive size
9.0 MB
Version
2016.1
Licence
Outer limits of dispersed hotspot patches
Shapes that outline hotspots that are dispersed over disjunct patches of land. A subset of the "both" variable
Access the “Outer limits of dispersed hotspot patches” variable ("outer-limit") of the "Myers-hotspots" dataset with the fetch() function:
maps <- fetch("Myers-hotspots", var="outer-limit")
Additional arguments
The argument dir represents the path to temporary directory.
The argument verbose (logical) determines should feedback be output to the console?
limits <- fetch(dat = "Myers-hotspots", var = "outer-limit", dir, verbose=FALSE)
Archive size
4.6 MB
Version
2016.1
Licence
References
Myers, N., Mittermeier, R. A., Mittermeier, C. G., da Fonseca, G. A. B., & Kent, J. (2000). Biodiversity hotspots for conservation priorities. Nature, 403(6772), 853–858. https://doi.org/10.1038/35002501
Hoffman, M., Koenig, K., Bunting, G., Costanza, J., & Williams, K. J. (2016). Biodiversity Hotspots (version 2016.1) (Version 2016.1) [Data set]. Zenodo. http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3261807