Does DesktopGarp use species absence data?
Not currently. Although the original GARP algorithm handles presence, absence and background values as input, DesktopGarp was optimized to work with just presence data, because of the nature of biodiversity datasets. Very few biodiversity datasets have absence data because it is more complex to ensure that a species does not occur at a certain location. Most of those datasets record only occurrences (presence data). But there is some demand for handling absence data; support for absence data is being considered for future releases.
Related Questions
- I cannot find a particular species or application listed under the list of "Species Reactivity" and "Applications", respectively, on the data sheet. What does this mean?
- Has product X been tested in species Y or application Z that is not listed on the data sheet?
- Does DesktopGarp use species absence data?
