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INHABIT species potential distribution across the contiguous United States (ver. 3.0, February 2023)

December 14, 2022

We developed habitat suitability models for invasive plant species selected by Department of Interior land management agencies. We applied the modeling workflow developed in Young et al. 2020 to species not included in the original case studies. Our methodology balanced trade-offs between developing highly customized models for a few species versus fitting non-specific and generic models for numerous species. We developed a national library of environmental variables known to physiologically limit plant distributions (Engelstad et al. 2022 Table S1: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0263056) and relied on human input based on natural history knowledge to further narrow the variable set for each species before developing habitat suitability models. We developed models using five algorithms with VisTrails: Software for Assisted Habitat Modeling [SAHM 2.1.2]. We accounted for uncertainty related to sampling bias by using two alternative sources of background samples, and constructed model ensembles using the 10 models for each species (five algorithms by two background methods) for three different thresholds (conservative to targeted). This data bundle contains a single file of tabular summaries by management unit (including each species/ ensemble type combination) and a subfolder for each species that contains the merged data sets used to create models, the six raster files associated with the species, and tabular outputs including response curve data, variable importance information, and model assessment metrics. Each of the six rasters represent the following: 1) 0.01 - one percentile threshold 2) 0.1 - ten percentile threshold 3) MaxSS - maximum sensitivity plus specificity threshold 4) 0.01 - one percentile threshold with Restricted Environmental Conditions 5) 0.1 - ten percentile threshold with Restricted Environmental Conditions 6) MaxSS - maximum sensitivity plus specificity threshold with Restricted Environmental Conditions The bundle documentation files are: 1) 'INHABIT_V3_metdata.xml' (this file) which contains the project-level metadata 2) managementSummaries.csv is the tabular summaries by management unit. 3) 'mergedDataset.csv' contains the merged data set used to create the models, including location and associated environmental data, for each species. 4) XX.tif where XX is the raster type explained above (threshold; masked or not). 5) responseCurves.csv is the tabular information need to produce response curves for each predictor retained in each of the 10 models produced for each species. 6) variableImportance.csv is the tabular summaries indicating predictor importance for each of the 10 models produced for each species. 7) assessmentMetrics.csv is the tabular summaries of assessment metrics for each model or ensemble for each species. These data will be integrated into the third version of the Invasive Species Habitat Tool (INHABIT), a web application displaying visual and statistical summaries of nationwide habitat suitability models for manager identified invasive plant species. These species include: African rue (Peganum harmala), Air potato (Dioscorea bulbifera), Alkali swainsonpea (Sphaerophysa salsula), Amur honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii), Amur maple (Acer ginnala), Amur peppervine (Ampelopsis brevipedunculata), Annual bluegrass (Poa annua), Annual rye (Lolium multiflorum), Asian mustard (Brassica tournefortii), Autumn olive (Elaeagnus umbellata), Balloon vine (Cardiospermum halicacabum), Beefsteak mint (Perilla frutescens), Bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon), Bigleaf periwinkle (Vinca major), Bird vetch (Vicia cracca), Bishop's goutweed (Aegopodium podagraria), Black henbane (Hyoscyamus niger), Bohemian knotweed (Fallopia bohemica), Bradford pear (Pyrus calleryana), Brazilian peppertree (Schinus terebinthifolius), Briton's wild petunia (Ruellia simplex), Broad leaved helleborine (Epipactis helleborine), Buffelgrass (Cenchrus ciliaris), Bulbous bluegrass (Poa bulbosa), Bull thistle (Cirsium vulgare), Bur buttercup (Ranunculus testiculatus), Burning bush (Euonymus alatus), Caesarweed (Urena lobata), Camelthorn (Alhagi maurorum), Camphortree (Cinnamomum camphora), Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense), Cape-ivy (Delairea odorata), Castor bean (Ricinus communis), Cat's claw creeper (Dolichandra unguis-cati), Cereal rye (Secale cereale), Cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum), Chinaberry (Melia azedarach), Chinese holly (Ilex cornuta), Chinese pistache (Pistacia chinensis), Chinese privet (Ligustrum sinense), Chinese tallowtree (Triadica sebifera), Chinese wisteria (Wisteria sinensis), Chocolate vine (Akebia quinata), Clasping pepperweed (Lepidium perfoliatum), Coco yam (Colocasia esculenta), Cogongrass (Imperata cylindrica), Common buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica), Common crupina (Crupina vulgaris), Common gorse (Ulex europaeus), Common reed (Phragmites australis), Common tansy (Tanacetum vulgare), Common wormwood (Artemisia vulgaris), Coral ardisia (Ardisia crenata), Crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica), Creeping bentgrass (Agrostis stolonifera), Creeping buttercup (Ranunculus repens), Crested wheatgrass (Agropyron cristatum), Crown vetch (Securigera varia), Curly dock (Rumex crispus), Cutleaf blackberry (Rubus laciniatus), Cutleaf teasel (Dipsacus laciniatus), Cypress spurge (Euphorbia cyparissias), Dallisgrass (Paspalum dilatatum), Dalmatian toadflax (Linaria dalmatica), Dames rocket (Hesperis matronalis), Diffuse knapweed (Centaurea diffusa), Dyer's woad (Isatis tinctoria), Eggleaf spurge (Euphorbia oblongata), English holly (Ilex aquifolium), English ivy (Hedera helix), European beachgrass (Ammophila arenaria), European privet (Ligustrum vulgare), False brome (Brachypodium sylvaticum), Field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis), Field brome (Bromus arvensis), Field pennycress (Thlaspi arvense), Field sowthistle (Sonchus arvensis), Fig buttercup (Ficaria verna), Flowering rush (Butomus umbellatus), Fountaingrass (Cenchrus setaceum), French broom (Genista monspessulana), Fuller's teasel (Dipsacus fullonum), Garden yellow loosestrife (Lysimachia vulgaris), Garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata), Giant knotweed (Fallopia sachalinensis), Giant reed (Arundo donax), Glossy privet (Ligustrum lucidum), Golden raintree (Koelreuteria elegans), Guinea grass (Megathyrsus maximus), Hairy cat's ear (Hypochaeris radicata), Halogeton (Halogeton glomeratus), Harding grass (Phalaris aquatica), Himalayan blackberry (Rubus bifrons), Himalayan knotweed (Polygonum polystachyum), Hoary alyssum (Berteroa incana), Horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum), Houndstongue (Cynoglossum officinale), Iberian starthistle (Centaurea iberica), Ice plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum), Italian arum (Arum italicum), Italian thistle (Carduus pycnocephalus), Japanese barberry (Berberis thunbergii), Japanese bristlegrass (Setaria faberi), Japanese chaff flower (Achyranthes japonica), Japanese climbing fern (Lygodium japonicum), Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica), Japanese knotweed (Fallopia japonica), Japanese pagoda tree (Styphnolobium japonicum), Japanese snowballs (Viburnum plicatum), Japanese stiltgrass (Microstegium vimineum), Japanese wisteria (Wisteria floribunda), Jetbead (Rhodotypos scandens), Johnsongrass (Sorghum halepense), Jointed goatgrass (Aegilops cylindrica), Kochia (Kochia scoparia), Kudzu (Pueraria montana), Largeleaf lantana (Lantana camara), Leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula/virgata), Leatherleaf mahonia (Berberis bealei), Lehmann lovegrass (Eragrostis lehmanniana), Malta starthistle (Centaurea melitensis), Meadow hawkweed (Hieracium caespitosum), Mediterranean sage (Salvia aethiopis), Medusahead (Taeniatherum caput-medusae), Moneywort (Lysimachia nummularia), Mouse barley (Hordeum murinum), Multiflora rose (Rosa multiflora), Musk thistle (Carduus nutans), Narrowleaf bittercress (Cardamine impatiens), Narrowleaf plantain (Plantago lanceolata), Norway maple (Acer platanoides), Old world climbing fern (Lygodium microphyllum), Oneseed hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna), Orange hawkweed (Hieracium aurantiacum), Orchardgrass (Dactylis glomerata), Oriental bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus), Ornamental jewelweed (Impatiens glandulifera), Oxeye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare), Pale yellow iris (Iris pseudacorus), Pampasgrass (Cortaderia selloana), Paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera), Perennial pepperweed (Lepidium latifolium), Poison hemlock (Conium maculatum), Princesstree (Paulownia tomentosa), Puncture vine (Tribulus cistoides), Puncture vine (Tribulus terrestris), Punktree (Melaleuca quinquenervia), Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria), Purple mustard (Chorispora tenella), Purple pampasgrass (Cortaderia jubata), Purple starthistle (Centaurea calcitrapa), Rattail fescue (Vulpia myuros), Rattlesnake brome (Bromus briziformis), Rattlesnake grass (Briza maxima), Ravennagrass (Saccharum ravennae), Red brome (Bromus rubens), Redstem filaree (Erodium cicutarium), Reed canarygrass (Phalaris arundinacea), Ripgut brome (Bromus diandrus), Robert's geranium (Geranium robertianum), Rose natal grass (Melinis repens), Roundleaf chastetree (Vitex rotundifolia), Rush skeletonweed (Chondrilla juncea), Russian knapweed (Rhaponticum repens), Russian olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia), Russian thistle (Salsola tragus), Rye brome (Bromus secalinus), Sacred bamboo (Nandina domestica), Scotch broom (Cytisus scoparius), Scotch thistle (Onopordum acanthium), Sericea lespedeza (Lespedeza cuneata), Sheep sorrel (Rumex acetosella), Shining geranium (Geranium lucidum), Siberian elm (Ulmus pumila), Siebold's arrowwood (Viburnum sieboldii), Silktree (Albizia julibrissin), Small-Leaf spiderwort (Tradescantia fluminensis), Smooth brome (Bromus inermis), Smooth hawthorn (Crataegus laevigata), Soft brome (Bromus hordeaceus spp. Hordeaceus), Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor), Spanish broom (Spartium junceum), Spiny cocklebur (Xanthium spinosum), Spiny plumeless thistle (Carduus acanthoides), Spotted knapweed (Centaurea stoebe), Squarrose knapweed (Centaurea virgata), St. johnswort (Hypericum perforatum), Sticky snakeroot (Ageratina adenophora), Stinknet (Oncosiphon piluliferum), Stinkwort (Dittrichia graveolens), Sulphur cinquefoil (Potentilla recta), Sweet breath of spring (Lonicera fragrantissima), Sweet fennel (Foeniculum vulgare), Sweet vernalgrass (Anthoxanthum odoratum), Sycamore maple (Acer pseudoplatanus), Tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea), Tall hawkweed (Hieracium piloselloides), Tall oatgrass (Arrhenatherum elatius), Tamarix (Tamarix), Tansy ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris), Tatarian honeysuckle (Lonicera tatarica), Torpedo grass (Panicum repens), Tree of heaven (Ailanthus altissima), Tree tobacco (Nicotiana glauca), Tumble mustard (Sisymbrium altissimum), Velvet grass (Holcus lanatus), Velvet leaf (Abutilon theophrasti), Ventenata (Ventenata dubia), Viper's bugloss (Echium vulgare), Weeping lovegrass (Eragrostis curvula), White bryony (Bryonia alba), White sweetclover (Melilotus albus), Whitetop (Lepidium draba), Wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris), Wild oat (Avena fatua), Wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa), Wineberry (Rubus phoenicolasius), Yellow bluestem (Bothriochloa ischaemum), Yellow starthistle (Centaurea solstitialis), Yellow toadflax (Linaria vulgaris).

Publication Year 2022
Title INHABIT species potential distribution across the contiguous United States (ver. 3.0, February 2023)
DOI 10.5066/P9V54H5K
Authors Catherine S Jarnevich, Jillian M. Laroe, Peder S Engelstad, Brandon R Hays, Grace C Henderson, Demetra A Williams, Keana Shadwell, Ian S Pearse, Janet S Prevey, Helen R Sofaer
Product Type Data Release
Record Source USGS Digital Object Identifier Catalog
USGS Organization Fort Collins Science Center