Creating a Species Distribution Model
Compile presence/ absence information
Obs. data from Gulf Islands
Obs. data from iNaturalist
Obs. data from Ian?
Determine environmental predictor variables
Shoreline habitat classification layer
Freshwater features
Aspect?
Distance to freshwater features
Mean high tide line
Coastal DEM?
Proximity to known established populations
Ocean currents?
Fit model
Generate prediction
Evaluate model results
Using R?
Likely employ a GLM to model distribution
Using QGIS?
Refine input spatial data layers
Visualize output in QGIS
Interpolate surfaces as needed
Use Maxent?