Amphibian and Reptile Species Richness and Irreplaceability Across Europe

Environmental and climatic variables standardized for INLA analyses of amphibian and reptile species richness in 10x10 km grid cells across Europe. Raster files represent spatial distributions of species richness, irreplaceability, and High Nature Value Farmland identification. The dataset was authored by Andrea Dalpasso and last updated on 2026-05-25.

Use Cases

• Modeling species richness drivers based on standardized environmental and climatic variables.
• Mapping irreplaceability for conservation prioritization based on raster data.
• Identifying High Nature Value Farmland based on combined richness and irreplaceability scores.

Strengths

• Variables are standardized with mean = 0 and standard deviation = 1, facilitating comparative analysis.
• Data is available at a consistent 10x10 km grid scale, matching field-based biodiversity data.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Andrea Dalpasso

Collection Method

Likely derived from field-based biodiversity data and environmental/climatic sources for INLA analyses.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-25 15:27:57; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Europe