The IUCN Red List provides a global assessment of species conservation status. This dataset, referenced by McLellan et al., likely contains information on the brown bear (Ursus arctos) population, threats, and habitat. It is sourced from the IUCN Red List, established in 1964 as a global information source on species conservation.
Use Cases
- Modeling species extinction risk based on global conservation status assessments.
- Analyzing habitat threats for brown bears based on IUCN Red List criteria.
- Studying population demographics for a threatened species.
- Mapping species distribution based on conservation status geography.
Strengths
- Sourced from the IUCN Red List, a global standard for species conservation assessment established in 1964.
- Platform tags indicate coverage of ecology, habitat, and demography, suggesting multi-faceted data.
Limitations
- Row count, column definitions, and file formats are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.
- Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Provenance
- Source
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
- Geography
- Global