INHABIT species potential distribution across the contiguous United States (ver. 4.0, June 2024)

This is a dataset containing the potential distribution of 259 invasive terrestrial plant species. We developed habitat suitability models for invasive plant species selected by Department of Interior land management agencies and other managers. We applied the modeling workflow developed in Young et al. (2020, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0229253) and adapted by Jarnevich et al. (2023, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2023.101997). We developed a national library of environmental variables known to physiologically limit plant distributions (Engelstad et al. 2022 Table S1: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0263056) and relied on human input based on natural history knowledge to narrow the variable set for each species before developing habitat suitability models. We developed models using five algorithms with VisTrails: Software for Assisted Habitat Modeling (SAHM 2.2.2, Morisette et al., 2013). For each species, we generated up to three groups of models reflecting various levels of suitability including suitability for occurrence, suitability for abundance (&gt;5% cover), and suitability for high abundance (&gt;25% cover), where there were enough data available to create models. For occurrence, we accounted for uncertainty related to sampling bias by using two alternative sources of background samples. For all three groups of models, we constructed weighted ensembles using up to 20 models (occurrence) or 10 models (abundance) for each species. We also combined the three ensembles using three different thresholds converting the continuous values to suitable/unsuitable, ranging from inclusive to restrictive. This data bundle contains a single file of tabular summaries by management unit (including each species/ensemble type/abundance level combination), a file describing the changes from version 3, and a species metadata file. There is also a subfolder for each species that contains the merged data sets used to create models, up to 9 raster files associated with the species, and tabular outputs including response curve data, variable importance information, and model assessment metrics. The potential nine rasters included in each species subfolders represent the following: 
1) Occurrence suitability - Continuous value ensemble 
2) Abundance suitability - Continuous value ensemble 
3) High abundance suitability - Continuous value ensemble 
4) Restricted occurrence suitability  - Continuous value ensemble with restricted environmental conditions* 
5) Restricted abundance suitability - Continuous value ensemble with restricted environmental conditions* 
6) Restricted high abundance suitability - Continuous value ensemble with restricted environmental conditions*
7) 0.01 – first percentile threshold applied to model group ensemble 
8) 0.05 – fifth percentile threshold applied to model group ensemble 
9) 0.1 – tenth percentile threshold applied to model group ensemble 
*Restricted environmental conditions = only display areas where environmental characteristics are inside the range of the values used to develop the model. For example, a location with a minimum winter temperature of 12 C would be outside the range of -10 to 10 C used in model development.
The bundle documentation files are:
1) 'project_metadata_INHABIT_V4.xml' (this file) which contains the project-level metadata.
2) managementSummaries.csv is the tabular summaries by management unit.
3) 'INHABIT_VersionHistory.txt' contains information on the methodological changes incurred between this release and the previous data release.
4) 'species_metadata.csv' contains information on specific model changes of each species from tuning algorithm parameters to ensure model quality. 
5) 'mergedDataset.csv' contains the merged data set used to create the models, including location and associated environmental data, for each species.
6) XX.tif where XX is the raster type explained above.
7) 'responseCurves.csv' is the tabular information need to produce response curves for each predictor retained in each of the 10 models produced for each species.
8) 'variableImportance.csv' is the tabular summaries indicating predictor importance for each of the models produced for each species.
9) 'assessmentMetrics.csv' is the tabular summaries of assessment metrics for each model or ensemble for each species.
These data will be integrated into the fourth version of the Invasive Species Habitat Tool (INHABIT), a web application displaying visual and statistical summaries of nationwide habitat suitability models for manager identified invasive plant species. These species include: Abutilon theophrasti (Velvet leaf), Acacia auriculiformis (Earleaf acacia), Acer ginnala (Amur maple), Acer platanoides (Norway maple), Acer pseudoplatanus (Sycamore maple), Achyranthes japonica (Japanese chaff flower), Aegilops cylindrica (Jointed goatgrass), Aegopodium podagraria (Bishop's goutweed), Aesculus hippocastanum (Horse chestnut), Ageratina adenophora (Sticky snakeroot), Agropyron cristatum (Crested wheatgrass), Agrostis stolonifera (Creeping bentgrass), Ailanthus altissima (Tree of heaven), Akebia quinata (Chocolate vine), Albizia julibrissin (Silktree), Alhagi maurorum (Camelthorn), Alliaria petiolata (Garlic mustard), Alyssum alyssoides (Pale alyssum), Ammophila arenaria (European beachgrass), Ampelopsis brevipedunculata (Amur peppervine), Anthemis cotula (Mayweed chamomile), Anthoxanthum odoratum (Sweet vernalgrass), Anthriscus sylvestris (Wild chervil), Aralia elata (Japanese angelica tree), Ardisia crenata (Coral ardisia), Ardisia elliptica (Shoebutton ardisia), Arrhenatherum elatius (Tall oatgrass), Artemisia vulgaris (Common wormwood), Arthraxon hispidus (Small carpet grass), Arum italicum (Italian arum), Arundo donax (Giant reed), Atriplex semibaccata (Australian saltbush), Avena fatua (Wild oat), Berberis bealei (Leatherleaf mahonia), Berberis thunbergii (Japanese barberry), Berteroa incana (Hoary alyssum), Bothriochloa ischaemum (Yellow bluestem), Brachypodium sylvaticum (False brome), Brassica tournefortii (Asian mustard), Briza maxima (Rattlesnake grass), Bromus arvensis (Field brome), Bromus briziformis (Rattlesnake brome), Bromus diandrus (Ripgut brome), Bromus hordeaceus (Soft brome), Bromus inermis (Smooth brome), Bromus japonicus (Japanese brome), Bromus rubens (Red brome), Bromus secalinus (Rye brome), Bromus tectorum (Cheatgrass), Broussonetia papyrifera (Paper mulberry), Bryonia alba (White bryony), Buddleja davidii (Butterfly bush), Butomus umbellatus (Flowering rush), Camelina microcarpa (Smallseed falseflax), Capsella bursa-pastoris (Shepherd's purse), Cardamine impatiens (Narrowleaf bittercress), Cardiospermum halicacabum (Balloon vine), Carduus acanthoides (Spiny plumeless thistle), Carduus nutans (Musk thistle), Carduus pycnocephalus (Italian thistle), Carum carvi (Caraway), Casuarina equisetifolia (Australian pine), Celastrus orbiculatus (Oriental bittersweet), Cenchrus ciliaris (Buffelgrass), Cenchrus purpureus (Elephantgrass), Cenchrus setaceus (Fountaingrass), Centaurea calcitrapa (Purple starthistle), Centaurea diffusa (Diffuse knapweed), Centaurea melitensis (Malta starthistle), Centaurea solstitialis (Yellow starthistle), Centaurea stoebe (Spotted knapweed), Centaurea virgata (Squarrose knapweed), Chondrilla juncea (Rush skeletonweed), Chorispora tenella (Purple mustard), Cinnamomum camphora (Camphortree), Cirsium arvense (Canada thistle), Cirsium vulgare (Bull thistle), Colocasia esculenta (Coco yam), Conium maculatum (Poison hemlock), Convolvulus arvensis (Field bindweed), Cortaderia jubata (Purple pampasgrass), Cortaderia selloana (Pampasgrass), Corydalis incisa (Incised fumewort), Crataegus monogyna (Oneseed hawthorn), Crupina vulgaris (Common crupina), Cynodon dactylon (Bermudagrass), Cynoglossum officinale (Houndstongue), Cytisus scoparius (Scotch broom), Dactylis glomerata (Orchardgrass), Delairea odorata (Cape-ivy), Descurainia sophia (Herb sophia), Dioscorea bulbifera (Air potato), Dipsacus fullonum (Fuller's teasel), Dipsacus laciniatus (Cutleaf teasel), Dittrichia graveolens (Stinkwort), Dolichandra unguis-cati (Cat's claw creeper), Echium vulgare (Viper's bugloss), Elaeagnus angustifolia (Russian olive), Elaeagnus umbellata (Autumn olive), Epilobium hirsutum (Hairy willow-herb), Epipactis helleborine (Broad leaved helleborine), Eragrostis curvula (Weeping lovegrass), Eragrostis lehmanniana (Lehmanns lovegrass), Erodium cicutarium (Redstem filaree), Euonymus alatus (Burning bush), Euonymus fortunei (Wintercreeper), Euphorbia cyparissias (Cypress spurge), Euphorbia esula/virgata (Leafy spurge), Euphorbia myrsinites (Myrtle spurge), Euphorbia oblongata (Eggleaf spurge), Fallopia japonica (Japanese knotweed), Fallopia sachalinensis (Giant knotweed), Fallopia X bohemica (Bohemian knotweed), Foeniculum vulgare (Sweet fennel), Genista monspessulana (French broom), Geranium lucidum (Shining geranium), Geranium robertianum (Robert's geranium), Glechoma hederacea (Ground ivy), Halogeton glomeratus (Halogeton), Hedera helix (English ivy), Hesperis matronalis (Dames rocket), Hieracium aurantiacum (Orange hawkweed), Hieracium caespitosum (Meadow hawkweed), Hieracium piloselloides (Tall hawkweed), Hirschfeldia incana (Shortpod mustard), Holcus lanatus (Velvet grass), Hordeum murinum (Mouse barley), Hyoscyamus niger (Black henbane), Hypericum perforatum (St. johnswort), Hypochaeris radicata (Hairy cat's ear), Ilex aquifolium (English holly), Ilex cornuta (Chinese holly), Impatiens glandulifera (Ornamental jewelweed), Imperata cylindrica (Cogongrass), Iris pseudacorus (Pale yellow iris), Isatis tinctoria (Dyer's woad), Jacobaea vulgaris (Tansy ragwort), Kochia scoparia (Kochia), Koelreuteria elegans (Golden raintree), Lagerstroemia indica (Crape myrtle), Lantana camara (Largeleaf lantana), Lepidium draba (Whitetop), Lepidium latifolium (Perennial pepperweed), Lepidium perfoliatum (Clasping pepperweed), Lespedeza cuneata (Sericea lespedeza), Leucaena leucocephala (White leadtree), Leucanthemum vulgare (Oxeye daisy), Ligustrum lucidum (Glossy privet), Ligustrum obtusifolium (Border privet), Ligustrum ovalifolium (Garden privet), Ligustrum sinense (Chinese privet), Ligustrum vulgare (European privet), Linaria dalmatica (Dalmatian toadflax), Linaria vulgaris (Yellow toadflax), Lolium multiflorum (Annual rye), Lonicera fragrantissima (Sweet breath of spring), Lonicera japonica (Japanese honeysuckle), Lonicera maackii (Amur honeysuckle), Lonicera tatarica (Tatarian honeysuckle), Lygodium japonicum (Japanese climbing fern), Lygodium microphyllum (Old world climbing fern), Lysimachia nummularia (Moneywort), Lysimachia vulgaris (Garden yellow loosestrife), Lythrum salicaria (Purple loosestrife), Megathyrsus maximus (Guinea grass), Melaleuca quinquenervia (Punktree), Melia azedarach (Chinaberry), Melilotus albus (White sweetclover), Melilotus officinalis (Yellow sweet-clover), Melinis repens (Rose natal grass), Mesembryanthemum crystallinum (Ice plant), Microstegium vimineum (Japanese stiltgrass), Miscanthus sinensis (Chinese/Japanese silvergrass), Nandina domestica (Sacred bamboo), Nicotiana glauca (Tree tobacco), Oncosiphon piluliferum (Stinknet), Onopordum acanthium (Scotch thistle), Oplismenus undulatifolius (Wavyleaf basketgrass), Oxalis pes-caprae (Bermuda buttercup), Panicum repens (Torpedo grass), Paspalum dilatatum (Dallisgrass), Pastinaca sativa (Wild parsnip), Paulownia tomentosa (Princesstree), Peganum harmala (African rue), Perilla frutescens (Beefsteak mint), Persicaria wallichii (Himalayan knotweed), Phalaris aquatica (Harding grass), Phalaris arundinacea (Reed canarygrass), Phleum pratense (Timothy), Phragmites australis (Common reed), Phyllostachys aurea (Golden bamboo), Phyllostachys aureosulcata (Yellow groove bamboo), Pistacia chinensis (Chinese pistache), Plantago lanceolata (Narrowleaf plantain), Poa annua (Annual bluegrass), Poa bulbosa (Bulbous bluegrass), Poncirus trifoliata (Trifoliate orange), Potentilla recta (Sulphur cinquefoil), Psidium cattleianum (Strawberry guava), Pueraria montana (Kudzu), Pyrus calleryana (Bradford pear), Quercus acutissima (Sawtooth oak), Ranunculus ficaria (Fig buttercup), Ranunculus repens (Creeping buttercup), Ranunculus testiculatus (Bur buttercup), Rhamnus cathartica (Common buckthorn), Rhaponticum repens (Russian knapweed), Rhodotypos scandens (Jetbead), Ricinus communis (Castor bean), Rosa multiflora (Multiflora rose), Rubus bifrons (Himalayan blackberry), Rubus laciniatus (Cutleaf blackberry), Rubus phoenicolasius (Wineberry), Ruellia simplex (Briton's wild petunia), Rumex acetosella (Sheep sorrel), Rumex crispus (Curly dock), Salsola collina (Slender russian thistle), Salsola tragus (Russian thistle), Salvia aethiopis (Mediterranean sage), Schedonorus arundinaceus (Tall fescue), Schinus terebinthifolius (Brazilian peppertree), Scleria lacustris (Wright's nutrush), Secale cereale (Cereal rye), Securigera varia (Crown vetch), Setaria faberi (Japanese bristlegrass), Sisymbrium altissimum (Tumble mustard), Sisymbrium irio (London rocket), Sisymbrium orientale (Eastern rocket), Sonchus arvensis (Field sowthistle), Sorghum bicolor (Sorghum), Sorghum halepense (Johnsongrass), Spartium junceum (Spanish broom), Sphaerophysa salsula (Alkali swainsonpea), Sphagneticola trilobata (Wedelia), Styphnolobium japonicum (Japanese pagoda tree), Syngonium podophyllum (Arrowhead vine), Taeniatherum caput-medusae (Medusahead), Tamarix chinensis/ramosissima (Tamarisk), Tanacetum vulgare (Common tansy), Thlaspi arvense (Field pennycress), Tradescantia fluminensis (Small-leaf spiderwort), Triadica sebifera (Chinese tallowtree), Tribulus cistoides (Jamaican feverplant), Tribulus terrestris (Puncture vine), Tripidium ravennae (Ravennagrass), Ulex europaeus (Common gorse), Ulmus pumila (Siberian elm), Urena lobata (Caesarweed), Ventenata dubia (Ventenata), Verbascum thapsus (Great mullein), Viburnum plicatum (Japanese snowballs), Viburnum sieboldii (Siebold's arrowwood), Vicia cracca (Bird vetch), Vinca major (Bigleaf periwinkle), Vitex rotundifolia (Roundleaf chastetree), Vulpia myuros (Rattail fescue), Wisteria floribunda (Japanese wisteria), Wisteria sinensis (Chinese wisteria), Xanthium spinosum (Spiny cocklebur).

Tags: biogeography, biota, contiguous-united-states, habitat-suitability, invasive-species, modeling, sahm, species-distribution-modeling, united-states, usgs-663926f0d34e2537768ce951, vistrails
Organization: Department of the Interior