Relying primarily on GBIF-mediated data, researchers use the native distribution of four snakes recently introduced to the Balearic Islands in order to estimate current and future habitat suitability and understand the invasion risk they present.
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African giant skipper (Pyrrhochalcia iphis), Lufasi Forest Park, Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria. Photo CC BY-NC 2015 Adedotun Ajibade, via iNaturalist.org.
Africa's most populous nation, Nigeria, has become the latest country to join GBIF as an Associate Participant.
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Montpellier snake (Malpolon monspessulanus). Photo 2014 CC BY-NC devastazyon.
Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus) on a Ledge. CC BY-SA 2015 Eric Kilby https://flic.kr/p/zQNdqg
From García-Roselló E, Guisande C, Manjarrés-Hernández A et al. (2015), Figure 2d: World variation in species richness of marine fish species according to GBIF-MaxEnt-restricted maps (α-shape = 6, threshold = 0.75) at 1°resolution