Scientists and software - surveying the species distribution modelling community
Scientists and software - surveying the species distribution modelling community
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DOI：
10.1111/ddi.12305
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发表时间：
2015-03-01
影响因子：
4.6
通讯作者：
Joppa, Lucas N.
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作者：
Ahmed, Sadia E.;McInerny, Greg;Joppa, Lucas N.
目的在物种分布建模(SDM)领域，软件的使用无处不在；几乎每个从事SDM工作的科学家都在使用或开发专门的SDM软件；然而，关于一种软件相对于另一种软件的流行程度或偏好，官方知之甚少。我们试图第一次提供SDM用户的快照、他们使用的方法以及他们回答的问题。LocationGlobal.Methods我们对300多名SDM科学家进行了调查，以捕捉社区的快照，并使用了广泛的SDM论文文献搜索，以调查SDM社区的特征及其与软件开发人员在共同撰写研究出版物方面的互动。结果我们的结果显示，社区中那些开发软件并与开发人员直接联系的成员是该领域联系最紧密和发表文章的作者之一。我们进一步表明，SDM的两个最受欢迎的软件位于使用复杂性连续体的两端。主要结论鉴于SDM研究在不断变化的环境中的重要性，随着其在政策领域的日益使用，了解正在实施的软件和方法至关重要。在这里，我们将简要介绍SDM社区、软件和正在使用的方法。
AimSoftware use is ubiquitous in the species distribution modelling (SDM) domain; nearly every scientist working on SDM either uses or develops specialist SDM software; however, little is formally known about the prevalence or preference of one software over another. We seek to provide, for the first time, a snapshot' of SDM users, the methods they use and the questions they answer.LocationGlobal.MethodsWe conducted a survey of over 300 SDM scientists to capture a snapshot of the community and used an extensive literature search of SDM papers in order to investigate the characteristics of the SDM community and its interactions with software developers in terms of co-authoring research publications.ResultsOur results show that those members of the community who develop software and who are directly connected with developers are among the most highly connected and published authors in the field. We further show that the two most popular softwares for SDM lie at opposite ends of the use-complexity' continuum.Main conclusionGiven the importance of SDM research in a changing environment, with its increasing use in the policy domain, it is vital to be aware of what software and methodologies are being implemented. Here, we present a snapshot of the SDM community, the software and the methods being used.