Abstract

ArcGIS role in Maxent modeling
Track: Modeling Techniques
Authors: Chris Woods

Maxent modeling was used to determine potential suitable habitat for species based on occurrence data and a series of environmental layers such as vegetation, elevation, soils, climate, etc. ArcGIS’s role in maxent modeling is to prepare the input data layers and occurrence data to comply with the maxent model input parameters. ArcGIS was also used after the model runs to convert and reclass the modeled habitat based on model thresholds and spatial analysis of the results.