Biogeography analysis using R scripts David Méndez Universidad de los Andes
Problem Colombia is the second most biologically diverse country on Earth
Problem Biologists save the location where an individual of a species has been spotted. This information is saved on a data base.
Problem Database containing the location of each spotted individual. Map Containing information about temperature, air pressure, altitude above sea level, etc.
Goal A map with the probability of a species of surviving for each coordinate of Colombia
Application Consists of R scripts R is a free software environment for statistical computing and graphics. It compiles and runs on a wide variety of UNIX platforms, Windows and MacOS.
Application 1. Generate Map of Colombia with Multiple Layers 2. Obtain the registered locations of a species 100 MB 100 KB 3. Analyze this information and make predictions 6 MB
Result
Application This process can be applied for more than 600 species. Each job is independent from the other. Each job takes aproximately 1 hour to complete We also plan to merge all the maps to get a broader view of the biological diversity of Colombia