Invitation to Participate: Species Distribution Modelling Survey (niches, climate envelopes, habitat suitability etc...)

[Greg McInerny]

Dear colleagues,
Please accept this invitation to take the (anonymous) survey on
Species Distribution Modelling and Software.
It takes only takes 10-15 minutes, just follow this link…
https://microsoft.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_80yEiYdFCj7Q3dO
The survey is open until 1st of July, but please complete as soon as
possible! Your views and experiences are immensely valued!

The survey aims to find out how our science is “intertwined with
technical innovation…” and how it is “dependent on the existence of
suitable software” (Thuiller et al. 2009, Ecography, 32, 369-373).
Does software help you do what you want to do?
You can find the project and privacy information here
http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/projects/sdmsoftwaresurvey/default.aspx
We will publish aggregated results so the modelling community &
developers (everyone!) benefits from the findings.

If you have any questions please email us at SDMq...@microsoft.com
Best wishes
Greg, Lucas, & Lara

The Research team
We (Greg McInerny, Lucas Joppa and Lara Salido) are Scientists in the
Computational Ecology and Environmental Sciences group in the
Computational Science Laboratory at Microsoft Research Cambridge, UK.
We frequently use SDM and are interested in all kinds of ecological
and methodological questions. Find out more about our group’s research
here You can also find out more about the survey at the project
homepage here Please if you have any questions, email us here
sdmq...@microsoft.com