Habitat Suitability in the Eyes of the Beholder train and test datasets (70/30 split).
This dataset combines modified data from the OBBA (2001-2005) (Bird Studies Canada, 2008), the Avonet dataset (Tobias et al., 2022), and the Ontario Land Cover Compilation v2 (Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, 2014), specifically covering the Canadian portion of the Great Lakes Basin Watershed. It includes data on 211 species from the OBBA, though all location-identifying information has been excluded. The full dataset can be requested via the Nature Counts Portal (https://naturecounts.ca/nc/default/explore.jsp#download). Species trait data originate from the Avonet dataset, with detailed trait descriptions available from the original Avonet dataset.
Land cover classifications were simplified into two categories: "Natural" and "Human Modified." Although an "Other" category was initially present, it was removed prior to model development. The data was resampled into various pixel sizes, ranging from the original 15m resolution to 150m, 300m, 500m, and 1000m.
The dataset is divided into a 70/30 train-test split and was used in building random forest models. For further details, please refer to the original dataset sources.
References
- Bird Studies Canada, Environment Canada’s Canadian Wildlife Service, Ontario Nature, 553 Ontario Field Ornithologists and Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. (2008). Ontario 554 Breeding Bird Atlas Database. https://naturecounts.ca/nc/default/explore.jsp#download
- Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. (2014). Ontario Land Cover Compilation 705 Data Specifications Version 2.0. https://ws.gisetl.lrc.gov.on.ca/fmedatadownload/Packages/OntarioLandCoverComp-v2.zip
- Tobias, J. A., Sheard, C., Pigot, A. L., Devenish, A. J. M., Sayol, F., Neate‐Clegg, M. H. C., Alioravainen, N., Weeks, T. L., Barber, R. A., MacGregor, H. E. A., Jones, S. E. I., Vincent, C., Phillips, A. G., Marples, N. M., Montaño‐Centellas, F. A., Claramunt, S., Darski, B., Freeman, B. G., Bregman, T. P., … Coulson, T. (2022). AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters, 25(3), 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898
