This dataset depicts the near term (2015-2030) predicted distribution of major invasive vegetation species in the Sonoran Desert Ecoregion. It shows the combination of all areas predicted to have current distribution of invasive vegetation species, in addition to areas predicted in the near term Sahara mustard probability model, based on near term climate (2015-2030, derived from RegCM3 based on ECHAM5 boundary conditions). This dataset does not show range contractions of invasive vegetation species, only range expansions, due to the way that source datasets were combined. This is because many species show large inter-annual variability in cover and ecological impacts, and are able to seed-bank for several years under less favorable [...]
