Species distribution models (SDMs) of Common Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus) – workflow and tutorial. V.0.1.

The Common Redstart is used as a model species to develop sustainable planning for urban green infrastructures. The model estimates optimal densities for environmental variable in the city of La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. It identifies priority areas of conservation concern, for any urban area, as long as the input data are available. We expect however that the prediction of the model makes more sense in similarly structures urbanized areas like in La Chaux-de-Fonds. In cities with breeding populations of Common Redstart, we recommend censusing the territories and to compare the predicted preferences with the true distribution.

We provide here an improved and better automated version of the model presented in: Droz, B.; Arnoux, R.; Bohnenstengel, T.; Laesser, J.; Spaar, R.; Ayé, R.; Randin, C. F., Moderately urbanized areas as a conservation opportunity for an endangered songbird. Landscape Urban Plann. 2019, 181, 1-9. Doi- 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2018.09.011