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Infomap Bioregions: Interactive Mapping of Biogeographical Regions from Species Distributions
Umeå University, Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Physics. Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, PO Box 461, SE-405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden.
Umeå University, Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Physics.
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2017 (English)In: Systematic Biology, ISSN 1063-5157, E-ISSN 1076-836X, Vol. 66, no 2, p. 197-204Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Biogeographical regions (bioregions) reveal how different sets of species are spatially grouped and therefore are important units for conservation, historical biogeography, ecology, and evolution. Several methods have been developed to identify bioregions based on species distribution data rather than expert opinion. One approach successfully applies network theory to simplify and highlight the underlying structure in species distributions. However, this method lacks tools for simple and efficient analysis. Here, we present Infomap Bioregions, an interactive web application that inputs species distribution data and generates bioregion maps. Species distributions may be provided as georeferenced point occurrences or range maps, and can be of local, regional, or global scale. The application uses a novel adaptive resolution method to make best use of often incomplete species distribution data. The results can be downloaded as vector graphics, shapefiles, or in table format. We validate the tool by processing large data sets of publicly available species distribution data of the world's amphibians using species ranges, and mammals using point occurrences. We then calculate the fit between the inferred bioregions and WWF ecoregions. As examples of applications, researchers can reconstruct ancestral ranges in historical biogeography or identify indicator species for targeted conservation.

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2017. Vol. 66, no 2, p. 197-204
Keywords [en]
Biogeography, bioregionalization, conservation, mapping
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Biological Systematics Other Physics Topics
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URN: urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-133791DOI: 10.1093/sysbio/syw087ISI: 000397703800007PubMedID: 27694311Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85018939282OAI: oai:DiVA.org:umu-133791DiVA, id: diva2:1090265
Available from: 2017-04-24 Created: 2017-04-24 Last updated: 2023-03-24Bibliographically approved
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1. Mapping incomplete relational data: networks in ecology & evolution
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2022 (English)Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary (Other academic)
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Kartläggning av inkomplett relationell data : nätverk inom ekologi & evolution
Abstract [en]

We live in an interconnected world full of complex systems that cannot be understood simply by analyzing their components. From how genes regulate biological functions to the distribution of life on Earth, we need methods that can analyze systems as a whole.

Networks are abstractions of complex systems, helping capture properties that emerge from patterns of interactions rather than from the individual parts. To understand the patterns of interactions in large networks, we need to simplify them by discovering their modular structure that often characterizes complex systems. A hierarchical modular structure functions as a map that lets us navigate relational data efficiently and helps us see the general patterns. But how reliable is the map if it is based on incomplete data?

This thesis applies and builds upon the map equation, which is an information-theoretic method for detecting modular regularities in the flow patterns on networks. To robustly map incomplete data, we have developed three general approaches: (1) Adaptive resolution in both sampling of and dynamics on networks better fits the data. (2) Regularization avoids overfitting to random patterns. (3) Richer data can be included into the network for a more complete map. Methods that can include evolutionary relationships and handle incomplete data provide more powerful tools for mapping biodiversity in space and time.

Abstract [sv]

Vi lever i en sammankopplad värld full av komplexa system som inte låter sig förstås enbart genom att analysera dess komponenter. Från hur gener reglerar biologiska funktioner till livets utbredning på jorden behöver vi metoder som kan analysera system som en helhet.

Nätverk är abstraktioner av komplexa system som hjälper till att fånga egenskaper som uppstår genom interaktionsmönster snarare än hos de enskilda delarna. För att förstå dessa mönster i stora nätverk måste vi förenkla dem genom att upptäcka dess modulära stuktur som präglar komplexa system. En hierarkisk modulär struktur fungerar som en karta som låter oss navigera effektivt i relationsdata och hjälper oss att se de allmänna mönstren. Men hur tillförlitlig är kartan om den baseras på inkompletta data?

Den här avhandlingen applicerar och bygger vidare på kartekvationen som är en informationsteoretisk metod för att upptäcka modulära regelbundenheter i flödesmönstren på nätverk.För att robust kartlägga inkompletta data har vi utvecklat tre övergripande tillvägagångssätt: (1) Adaptiv upplösning i båda sampling av och dynamik på nätverk ger bättre anpassning till data. (2) Regularisering undviker överanpassning till slumpmässiga mönster. (3) Rikare data kan inkluderas i nätverket för en mer komplett karta. Metoder som kan inkludera evolutionära relationer och hantera inkompletta data ger kraftfullare verktyg för att kartlägga den biologiska mångfalden i rum och tid.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Umeå: Umeå University, 2022. p. 66
Keywords
network science, information theory, map equation, community detection, biogeography, evolution
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Computer Sciences Other Physics Topics Biological Systematics
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urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-201176 (URN)978-91-7855-887-2 (ISBN)978-91-7855-888-9 (ISBN)
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2022-12-19, NAT.D.410, Naturvetarhuset, Umeå, 09:00 (English)
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Available from: 2022-11-28 Created: 2022-11-22 Last updated: 2022-11-24Bibliographically approved

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