1. General Model Information
Name: FloraMap system for producing the predicted distribution for natural organisms
Acronym: FLORAMAP
Main medium: terrestrial
Main subject: spatial distribution , other, meteorology, agriculture
Organization level: Population, Organism
Type of model: PCA and Cluster Analysis, Markov process
Main application: simulation/optimisation tool, research
Keywords: spatial distribution, biodiversity, predicted distribution, climate, temperature, rain,markov, pca, cluster
Contact:
Jones Peter
Recta Cali-Palmira, km 17
A.A. 6713, Cali Colombia
Phone: 445 00 00
Fax: 45 00 73
email: pjones@cgiar.org
Homepage: http://www.floramap-ciat.org/
Author(s):
Peter G . Jones , Alexander Gladkov
Abstract:
FloraMap is a system for producing the predicted distribution, or the areas of possible adaptation, for natural organisms when little or nothing is known of the detailed physiology of the organism. It is assumed that the climate at the point of collection of a set of individuals is representative of the environmental range of the organism. In the case of plants, these are usually germplasm collection accessions or herbarium specimens.
The climate at these collection points is used as a calibration set to compute a climate probability model. The method uses a Fourier transform to standardize climatic timing and a principal components analysis (PCA) to produce a probability distribution in multiple dimensions. The principal component scores are used to map the probability surface from a set of interpolated climate surfaces. The system has been used to guide plant collecting, to investigate taxonomic and genetic variation, and to map crop pests and their potential predators.
International Center for Tropical Agriculture 1999
II. Technical Information
II.1 Executables:
Operating System(s): Windows
II.2 Source-code:
Programming Language(s): C++
II.3 Manuals:
Floramap manual
User's Manual
II.4 Data:
With CD ROM software
III. Mathematical Information
III.1 Mathematics
Theory
III.2 Quantities
III.2.1 Input
III.2.2 Output
IV. References
Jones, P.G. 1991. The CIAT Climate Database Version 3.41. Machine readable dataset.
Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT), Cali, CO.
Jones, P.G. 1996. Climate Database for Haiti. Machine readable dataset.
Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT), Cali, CO.
Jones, P.G.; Thornton, P.K. 1993. A rainfall generator for agricultural applications in the tropics.
Agric. For. Meteor. 63:1-19.
Jones, P.G.; Thornton, P.K. 1997. Spatial and temporal variability of rainfall related to a third order Markov model.
Agric. Forest Meteor. 86:127-138.
Jones, P.G.; Rebgetz, R.; Maas, B.L.; Kerridge, P.C. 1996. Genetic diversity in Stylosanthes species: A GIS mapping approach.
Trabajo y afiche presentado en el First International Symposium on Tropical Savannas, 24-29 Mar, Brasilia, Brasil. 14 p. Copias disponibles de CIAT, Cali, CO.
Jones, P.G.; Galwey, N.; Beebe, S.E.; Tohme, J. 1997. The use of geographical information systems in biodiversity exploration and conservation.
Biodivers. Conserv. 6:947-958.
V. Further information in the World-Wide-Web
VI. Additional remarks
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Joachim Benz Wed May 12 10:51:01 CEST 2004