Training manual on spatial analysis of plant diversity and distribution

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This training manual is intended for scientists and students who work with biodiversity data and are interested in developing skills to effectively carry out spatial analysis based on (free) GIS applications with a focus on diversity and ecological analyses.
These analyses offer a better understanding of spatial patterns of plant diversity and distribution, helping to improve conservation efforts. The training manual focuses on plants of interest for improving livelihoods (e.g. crops, trees and crop wild relatives) and/or those which are endangered.
Spatial analyses of interspecific and intraspecific diversity are explained using different types of data:
• species presence
• morphological characterization data
• molecular data
Although this training focuses on plant diversity, many of the types of analyses described can also be applied for other organisms such as animals and fungi.
The manual is based on specific exercises, based on real project data. In order to use the manual, you will also need to download the relevant exercise data (listed below).
Download the exercise data as:
- a single file (which by unzipping creates the different folders used in the manual)

2.1 Importing observation data	5.2 Diversity - Phenotypic data
2.2 Importing climate data	5.3 Diversity - Molecular marker data
3.1 Basic elements	5.4 Conservation strategies
3.2 Export to Google Earth	6.1 Realized niche
4.1 Quality control – Administrative units	6.2_potential_distribution.zip
4.2 Quality control – Atypical points	6.3 Climate change
5.1 Species diversity	6.4 Gap analysis

 The manual can be used for self-learning as well as for training events like seminars or short courses on the fundamentals of spatial analysis.

Further reading:
Mapping the ecogeographic distribution of biodiversity and GIS tools for plant germplasm collectors

Category: Training materials
Author: Scheldeman, X.; van Zonneveld, M.
Corporate Author: Bioversity International, Rome (Italy)
Pages: 179 P.
Publication Year: 2010
Publication Format: PDF
ISBN-13: 978-92-9043-880-9
Language: EN

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Related links:

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - Training

Links to other publications:

• Application of consensus theory to formalize expert evaluations of plant species distribution models - van Zonneveld, M.; Casta~neda, N.; Scheldeman, X.; van Etten, J.; Van Damme, P.
• Mapping genetic diversity of cherimoya (Annona cherimola Mill.) - Application of spatial analysis for conservation and use of plant genetic resources - van Zonneveld, M.; Scheldeman, X.; Escribano, P.; Viruel, M.A.; Van Damme, P.; Garcia, W.; Tapia, C.; Romero, J.; Sigueñas, J.I.